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Hyundai Motorsport Team Principal Cyril Abiteboul says the firm is considering a range of options as it weighs up whether or not to join Formula 1. Abiteboul joined Hyundai in January after having served as Team Principal of the Renault F1 team from 2017 to 2020, leaving the French outfit shortly before its rebrand to Alpine. The Frenchman also had a stint as team boss at the now-defunct Caterham F1 team, and his background fuelled speculation that his appointment at Hyundai was a prelude to the Korean manufacturer looking to join F1. Speaking exclusively to TheFOXposts.Com on the sidelines of the WRC Croatia Rally, Abiteboul did not explicitly rule out Hyundai joining F1, but stressed that the marque's current motorsport programme in WRC remains its priority, citing the now-established ties between Hyundai and rallying. "The [Hyundai Motor] Group is actively looking at different programmes right now," said Abiteboul. "Since 10 years ago, we are in the...

When Lewis Hamilton was announced to be moving from McLaren to Mercedes six years ago, it was seen as a controversial move from the Briton. Why was he moving from McLaren, who at that time were still challenging for titles, to a team that had only won two races since being taken over from Brawn GP? Hamilton was convinced by the late Niki Lauda to join the team, but a dispute over pay nearly stopped the move from happening. To help with the move, former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone revealed in the Discovery+ documentary ' Lucky! ' that he offered to pay Hamilton part of his Mercedes salary. Viewed by others: Daniel Ricciardo Ricciardo assesses impact of Red Bull cost cap penalty ...