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 i♔sn’t on the grid next year while his long-term future is ܫuncertain.
They roared to a thrilling finish at Yas Island when their finishing positions were worth a fortune to their teams in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 standings.
A🌞ston Martin driver Vettel needed to overtake McLaren’s Ricciardo in the final seconds in order to earn his🐎 team $12m, Sky reported.
This was because if Vettel overtook Ri💦cciardo and finished ninth, it would have boosted Aston Martin’s points in the constructor’s championship and taken them above Alfa Romeo.
But Ricciardo defended his position and restricted Vettel to 10th - forcing Aston Martin to remain in seventh in the 📖constructor’ꦐs standings.
Alfa Romeo and Aston Martin both finish on 55 points but Alfa Romeo finish higher due to having the best single re🐭sult - Valtteri Bottas' P5 at Im💫ola.
The $12m windfall will, therefore, belong to ꦆsixth-placed Alfa Romeo. McLaren finished in fifth.
Red Bull were the 2022 constructor’s champions.
James 🏅was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
