Formula 2 driver Luke Browning will drive for Williams in opening pract💦ice for this weekend’s Bahrai𝔍n Grand Prix.

The 23-year-old will take over 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz’s Williams FW47 iওn FP1 at the Bahrain International Circuit on Friday, 11 January, to fulfill one of Williams’ four mandatory rookie practice requirements.

This would be be the second opportunity for Browning to take part in a grand prix wee🍸kend, having previously driven for the Grove-baed team in first practice at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December last year.

To prepare for his Bahrain appearance, the British driver took part in a private test in a two-year-old Williams FW45 at Monza last weekend, where he was joined by fellow academy driverꦜ Victor Martins.

“Being given another opportunity to drive in a Free Practice session with Willia🗹ms is a dream come true, and I'm get♋ting more and more confidence each time I drive the car," he said.

"My main aim for FP1 is to get more comfortable with the p﷽rocedures and environment that come with Formula 1, and to build on my experience from Abu Dhabi last December.

"I’m excited to feel the progression from the FW46 to the FW47 and I feel incredibly 🉐grateful to James, Sven and the team at Grove for entrusting me with the car.

"A lot of preparation has gone into this weekend, so thank you to eve🐼ryone in the Driver Academy for supporting my development so far.”

Browning is currently competing in his first full season in F2, having stepped up to the championship towards the end of last year after finishing third in the 2♐024 F3 season.

Driving for Hitech, he secured his first F2 podium in the sprint race in Melbourne ﷽last month. The feature race was cꦦancelled due to heavy downpour.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Williams sees the Bahr𓆏ain FP1 appearance as the “next step” in Browning’s🗹 development as a driver.

“Luke has made strong progress since his first Formula 2 weekend last year and scored good points in the opening race of the season in Australia," said Sven Smeets, Sporting Director at Willi🀅ams:

"His previous FP1 experience, participation in our TPC progr🌳amme, and simulator work have prepared him well for this weekend and we look forward to seeing him take this next step forward in his development.”

Bahraཧin is seen as an ideal training ground for rookies, with F1 teams already having accumulated enough data at this track during the pre-season testing in February.

Several other teams are fulfilling their mandatory rookie running in Bahrain this weekend, with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mercedes bringing in Frederik Vesti and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Aston Martin calling up Felipe Drugovich for FP1.

Martins, who 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:joined Wi𝓀llia🥂ms’ driver academy last month after splitting with Alpine at the end of 2024, is al꧅so expected to drive in a🦄 practice session later this year.