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F1 Podcast: Is Binotto's position under threat?

The final race of the 2022 Formula 1 season followed a similar pattern to several others this year, with Max Verstappen leading away from his pole position to score a record-extending 16th win of the season. Behind Verstappen, Charles Leclerc took advantage of a good strategy call from Ferrari to leapfrog Sergio Perez into second place, thereby finishing runner-up in the Drivers' Championship at the Mexican's expense. But with Ferrari having made several operational errors and questionable strategy calls throughout the season, is team boss Mattia Binotto 's position under threat ? Joining Michael Butterworth to discuss the key issues from the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend is Dieter Rencken, Editorial Director of RacingNews365 . With Perez needing to finish ahead of Leclerc to bag second place in the Championship, should Verstappen have done more in Abu Dhabi to back Leclerc up into the path of the Mexican? What can we expect from the final two additions to...

Verstappen clarifies Formula 1 quit threat

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Max Verstappen has clarified his apparent threat to quit F1 after changes to the sport's Sprint format were confirmed. Drivers will face a single practice session before qualifying on Friday, which will now set the grid for Sunday's Grand Prix. Saturday is in effect a standalone Sprint day, with a second qualifying session used to determine the line-up for the 100km race, with the changes coming in time for this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Red Bull driver Verstappen had seemingly threat ened to leave F1 should tweaks keep being made but has moved to clear up any misconceptions surrounding his remarks. Speaking to media including TheFOXposts.Com , two-time champion Verstappen explained: "I always said that even if there wouldn't be any more Sprints, if we keep expanding the calendar and the whole weekend is that long, at one point you question 'is it worth it?' "I do like racing, I like winning, I know the salary... you have a good lif...