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Max Verstappen has explained why Red Bull did not make a call for him to drop back in order to help Sergio Perez close in on Charles Leclerc in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Perez was chasing down Leclerc in the latter stages of the race as they battled for P2 – both in terms of race position and in the World Championship – while Verstappen held the lead up ahead. Despite getting the gap down to less than two seconds, Perez ultimately failed to catch Leclerc and had to settle for P3. When asked after the race if there had ever been a call for him to drop back to try to hold up Leclerc and thus help Perez to make a move, Verstappen admitted that this had not been a consideration. Verstappen explains why he wasn't dropped back "No, there was not, but also that is quite a tricky call to make," Verstappen told media, including TheFOXposts.Com . "You also don't want to...

Lando Norris admits that he'll miss Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren , with the Briton acknowledging that the pair had become "good friends". Ricciardo's time with the Woking-based squad came to an end at the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix following a mutual decision with the team to terminate his multi-year contract early. He will be replaced by rookie Oscar Piastri, who will become Norris' third teammate in Formula 1 . Having previously developed a good relationship with Carlos Sainz when the pair both raced at McLaren in 2019 and 2020, Norris feels that this is something he has managed to do with all of his teammates, including Ricciardo. Norris explains 'respect' for teammates "I think it's something that, with all of my teammates, I've always grown to have good relationships with them," Norris told media, including TheFOXposts.Com . "...

George Russell has explained how he deals with the "ruthless" nature of social media in the public eye. The Mercedes driver admits that there are various mental health challenges posed by being an F1 driver, but finds the perceptions that people share online to be particularly difficult. "[This job] absolutely challenges your mental health so much," Russell told The High Performance Podcast . "You've got to be so resilient to the negativity in this world, whether it's the public perception, whether it's social media , whether it's the pressures of the team or even the pressures of yourself. "But I think the biggest one, probably, for me, is that public perception and social media side, which is a tough one, and I think that's also relatable to people who aren't in the spotlight, because social media is a pretty ruthless platform." ...

Toto Wolff has revealed that Mercedes pulled out of Formula E due to low TV viewership numbers. The team competed in the all-electric championship for three years, two of which were championship-winning with Nyck de Vries and Stoffel Vandoorne. At the end of this year they pulled out, instead selling the team to McLaren. Speaking about why they chose to exit in an interview with Swiatscigow , Wolff said F1 has become so popular that it has "dwarfed" other championships. "I think that F1 has become so big that everything else has been dwarfed. We were really happy, successful in DTM for over 30 years," he said. "But it has come to a point where the works team, if you wanted to compete, you need 40 or 50 million euros and the return on investment was too small for that." Viewed by others: ...