Carlos Sainz leads Ferrari 1-2-3 as five drivers debut for new teams in Abu Dhabi post-season F1 test

Carlos Sainz headed a Ferrari 1-2-3 on the final day of F1 2022 action in the post-season Abu Dhabi test. 
Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari F1-75.
Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari F1-75.

All 10 teams ran two cars for the nine-hour test which took place two days after the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand🦩 Prix at the Yas Marina circuit, with one car used to conduct Pirelli 2023 tyre testing and one for young drivers. 

The Spaniard set a benchmark time with a 1m25.245s in the closing hours of Tuesday’s test, edging out his Ferrari teammate168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Charles Leclerc by 0.138s. 

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With Ferrari’s regular drivers sharing the🍷 legwork for the Pirelli tyre test, Robert Shwart🌼zman was given a full day behind the wheel of the second F1-75 as he rounded out the top three, just 0.017s behind Leclerc. 

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pierre Gasly was fourth-quickest on his first appearance for Alpine, ahead of world champion 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen, who took over from Red Bull teammate168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Sergio Perez (13th) for the second half of the day. 

Sainz leads Ferrari 1-2-3 in Abu Dhabi post-season F1 test

Alex Albon headed new Williams teammate Logan Sargeant - whose place on the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:F1 2023 grid was officia𒅌lly confirmed on Monday - by less than a tenth of a second in sixth. 

Completing the most mileage of any driver was 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Nyck de Vries, who lapped the Yas 🍌Marina track 151 times on his debut for AlphaTauri. 

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lance Stroll and Liam Lawson completed the top 10 for Aston Martin and Red Bull respe🍌ctively. 

Like Gasly and de Vries, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso,168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Oscar Piastri and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Nico Hulkenberg also made their first outings 🌸for their new teams. 

Sainz leads Ferrari 1-2-3 in Abu Dhabi post-season F1 test

Alonso was 12th-fastest time in a sponsoꦆr-less Aston Martin due to two-time world champ🏅ion still being under contract with Alpine until the end of the year. 

Following his long-running F1 contract saga, Piastri’s debut for McLaren didn’t go completely to plan,𝓰 with the Australian causing a red flag in the morning when his MCL36 ground to a halt. 

The 2021 F💦2 champion did go on to complete 123 laps on his way to 14th overall. 

Hulkenberg was 19th-quickest and was also hit by technical gr🍰emlins on his ꦺfirst appearance for Haas, but the American team were able to fix the problem, enabling the German to get back out on track. 

Following a two-month winte🤪r break, F1 cars will next be on track together for the opening day of pre-season testing ahead of the 2023 campaign on February 23. 

Sainz leads Ferrari 1-2-3 in Abu Dhabi post-season F1 test

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