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Renault not relishing Las Vegas-style fight for sixth

Renault Sport F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul has likened the battle for sixth place in the constructors' championship to Las Vegas, because so much money is on the line in a single race. The difference in the F1 prize scale between sixth and seventh is approximately $6.5m, with a slightly smaller jump from seventh to eighth. Toro Rosso currently holds sixth, four points clear of Renault, with Haas another two behind in eighth. Nico Hulkenberg will start the Abu Dhabi GP in seventh, and if he finishes in the same position it will enough to vault Renault into sixth place. Abiteboul admitted he is disappointed that such a significant sum is at stake in a single race. "I don't like that," he...
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