Explained: The $12m fight between Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo at the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
It may also be the final lap of both of their careers - Vettel will retire, and Ricciardo isn’t on the grid next year while his long-term futurꩵe is un♉certain.
They roared to a thrilling finish at Yas Island when their finishing positions were worth a fortune to their teams in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:F1 standings.
Aston Martin driver Vettel needed to overtake McLaren’s Ricciardo in the final seconds in order to e🤡arn his team $12m, Sky reported.
This was because if Vettel overtook Ricciardo and finished ninth, it would have boosted Aston Martin’s points in the constructor’s cha🅷mpion🧔ship and taken them above Alfa Romeo.
But Ricciardo defended his posi🌄tion and restricted Vettel to 10th - forcing Aston Martin to remain in seventh in the constructor’s standings.
Alfa Romeo and Aston Martin both finiᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ🥀sh on 55 points but Alfa Romeo finish higher due to having the best single result - Valtteri Bottas' P5 at Imola.
The $12m windfall will, therefore,🔯 belong to sixth-placed Alfa Romeo. McLaren finished 🍃in fifth.
Red Bull were the 2022 constructor’s champions.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sp🙈orts for a decade covering ever🌠ything from American sports, to football, to F1.
