![]() ![]() His performances have been far off teammate Lando Norris, with boss Zak Brown believing a change was needed after the Australian slumped further through a difficult 2022 season. It is unfortunate that the affable Canadian and decent pedaller will only be remembered for one thing during his F1 career, but he has not been able to match Alex Albon or Nyck De Vries at Williams and so his departure is no real shock.Īs for his replacement, Logan Sargeant is set for promotion from F2 - but the American still needs a few superlicence points over the weekend to secure it.ĭespite having an option for an extra year on his McLaren contract, Daniel Ricciardo has accepted a payoff to leave early. He is to be replaced at Aston Martin by Fernando Alonso - a decade after two of the biggest names in their era of Grand Prix racing last fought head-to-head for the title.Įlsewhere, Nicholas Latifi is also leaving F1 after three seasons. It will be a poorer place without him.īut he has admitted that the voice in his head has been nagging him for ages to quit - and eventually he could not hold back any longer. Vettel has reinvented himself in his later years as a fan favourite and goes out as one of the most intriguing and respected voices in the paddock. Although our departing drivers breaking into song and channeling their inner children from 1965 classic The Sound of Music, is unlikely, at least four drivers will be biding: "Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen goodbye" to F1 this weekend.ġ5 years after his full-time debut, Vettel takes his last dance at Yas Marina, 12 years after he won his first world title at the same venue.Ī career of 53 wins, 57 poles and 122 podiums make Vettel one of the all-time greats with only three drivers having more World Championships. ![]()
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