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The 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix could be Daniel Ricciardoâs last race in Formula 1.
Whether or not this is his final drive is predicated on an enormous gamble with a slim chance of success.
You know the story by now. Ricciardoâs two years and McLaren have been so battering and bruising that the team will pay him not to race next year.
Continue reading on FOX SPORTSThe last race of the season is finally upon us, and while we donât have the tense showdown of last year â some may say thankfully so given the aftermath â the sport arrives in Abu Dhabi with a surprising number of loose ends to tie up.
The battle for second in both championships has attracted renewed interest after the chaos of Brazil. Red Bull Racing has done its best to prevent an internal feud from forming after Max Verstappen denied Sergio Perez a chance to take the upper hand over Charles Leclerc for second place, and this weekend weâll find out the extent of the damage done last weekend.
But while Ferrari is on the attack in the drivers standings, itâs on the defensive against Mercedes in the teams championship. The German marque is on the move and Ferrari has been caught out focused on 2023. Could it really slip to third after such a dominant start to the season?
Continue reading on FOX SPORTSEarlier this month Mercedes principal Toto Wolff said heâd rather win a grand prix than finish second in the constructors championship.
Victory, he said, would be a bigger achievement for a car thatâs proved so troublesome all year.
But why not both?
Nico Hulkenberg will return to Formula 1 next season with the Haas team, ousting Mick Schumacher from the sport.
The 35-year-old German last raced in F1 in 2019 for Renault, and despite not racing in any category since then, he said he felt like heâd ânever really leftâ.
âIâm very happy to move into a full-time race seat with Haas F1 Team in 2023,â he said. âIâm excited to have the opportunity to do what I love the most again and want to thank Gene Haas and Guenther Steiner for their trust.
Continue reading on FOX SPORTSThe budget cap is the story that wonât go away.
When teams arenât being accused â or accusing other â of breaking it, theyâre making a virtue about how hard theyâre working to stay underneath it.
Ferrari is the latest team to admit that theyâve felt the squeeze of the hard financial ceiling â and team boss Mattia Binotto says itâs why the team has fallen behind Red Bull Racing.
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