F1 News Today: Verstappen admits career doubts as McLaren sue driver and Ricciardo reveals retirement fear

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has stated that when he was younger he didn’t know that he wanted to be a Formula 1 driver, saying it's not 'everything' for him unlike his father and ex-F1 racer Jos.

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F1 team SUES driver for over $23m

McLaren are suing F1 hopeful and IndyCar champion Alex Palou for over $23m, after the Spanish driver backed out of his contract with the motorsport giant.

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Ricciardo admits considering RETIREMENT in F1 wilderness

AlphaTauri’s Daniel Ricciardo has stated that his guaranteed return with the team for 2024 has reignited his career, after admitting that he went through a phase of considering retirement from motorsport.

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AlphaTauri address controversy over F1 Red Bull 'clone car' possibility

AlphaTauri technical director Jody Egginton has tried to quell any ideas that next year’s car will be an identical version to Red Bull’s current RB19, saying instead that they will be using slightly more components from their sister team for 2024.

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Mercedes make SURPRISE performance admission despite F1 dominance

Mercedes' trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has admitted that the team's most successful Formula 1 cars still missed targets "by quite a chunk".

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