{"id":300342,"date":"2023-11-24T12:39:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T12:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=300342"},"modified":"2023-11-24T12:39:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T12:39:21","slug":"lewis-hamilton-and-george-russell-could-cost-mercedes-7m-at-abu-dhabi-gp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/racing\/f1\/lewis-hamilton-and-george-russell-could-cost-mercedes-7m-at-abu-dhabi-gp\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton and George Russell could ‘cost Mercedes \u00a37m’ at Abu Dhabi GP"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mercedes could lose in the region of \u00a37million if they fail to convert their points advantage over Ferrari into a P2 Constructors\u2019 Championship finish. The Silver Arrows are four points better off than their closest rivals heading into the final race of the 2023 season.<\/p>\n

According to calculations from Autosport, finishing second place in the Constructors\u2019 Championship in 2023 will be worth \u00a3104.4m ($131m), while a third-place finish is valued at \u00a397.2m ($122), meaning that there is plenty of prize money up for grabs in Abu Dhabi as well as pride.<\/p>\n

The Silver Arrows have been the frontrunners to clinch second place throughout the 2023 season but a shaky end to the campaign has seen them slip back into the clutches of Frederic Vasseur\u2019s team ahead of the season finale.<\/p>\n

Charles Leclerc\u2019s second-place finish at the Las Vegas Grand Prix was a major contributing factor in bringing the Scuderia back into play heading into the final round. The Monegasque driver climbed back onto the podium as Mercedes were forced to settle for P7 and P8 finishes following a messily executed weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The mood in the Ferrari camp is certainly positive this weekend. Discussing his team\u2019s chances of completing the comeback and finishing in second place, Vasseur said: \u201cIf you consider that we were 60 points behind them a couple of races ago, we are on a good path.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut Abu Dhabi will be another story, four points it’s nothing or a lot. And again we were able to perform in Monza, in Singapore, in Mexico during this weekend on different tracks with different weather conditions, different compounds, and we can be more than motivated before Abu Dhabi. The momentum is for us, and let’s see what happens.”<\/p>\n

There was, however, a different attitude emanating from Mercedes ahead of Friday\u2019s running at the Yas Marina Circuit though as Toto Wolff insisted that P2 would be of little consolation to him given the size of the deficit to champions Red Bull.<\/p>\n

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