GP Abu Dhabi 2024

FP1 RESULTS AND SUMMARY:

🥇LEC
🥈NOR
🥉HAM
4. RUS
5. GAS
6. HUL
7. COL
8. MAG
9. DRU
10. PER
11. ALO
12. LAW
13. BOT
14. HIR
15. HAD
16. ZHO
17. IWA
18. LEL
19. DOO
20. BRO

Well, Free Practice 1 is done and dusted...with all those different names up there, I think that it is safe to say it was interesting to see.

We are just under 15 minutes to FREE PRACTICE 2, but... before we head into the next session, here is a quick recap of FP1.

Charles Leclerc definitely impressed with only coming out of his garage with only half of the session to spare.

The older brother (Charles) and his younger half(Arthur) did manage to see and be on track together, with Charles even waving to his brother from the cockpit.

All was going according to plan at Ferrari once Charles hit the track with him setting the pace for the session when the chequered flag flew🏁.

However, the elder Monégasque driver would soon be hit with a 1⃣0⃣ position penalty, due to his team needing to replace his battery unit.

This has now made the World Constructors Championship title even more nail-biting😰🫨😬.

Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz, Oscar Piastri, Lance Stroll, Yuki Tsunoda, and Alex Albon will now be back behind the wheel for the upcoming session 🛞.

FREE PRACTICE 2 RESULTS AND SUMMARY

And we have the chequered flag 🏁Free Practice 2 is now complete, and today's sessions are over. Here are the results:

🥇NOR
🥈PIA
🥉HUL
4. SAI
5. HAM
6. LEC
7. BOT
8. MAG
9. ALB
10. TSU
11. LAW
12. GAS
13. RUS
14. PER
15. ZHO
16. ALO
17. VER
18. STR
19. DOO
20. COL

Well, the grid looked more normal this time round with all of the drivers back in their seats during FP2.

Here is a quick recap🧢:

As the sunset was seen in the backdrop of this session, Lando Norris takes the top spot for McLaren with his teammate right behind him. And... Hulkenberg slotting in in 3rd 🥉. Yes, you read that correctly, Hulkenberg!

Today ended with a second busy session, and McLaren has once again established themselves as the team to beat🖤🧡. Ferrari still has pace, but the team definitely has some work and fine tuning to do after Charles Leclerc's 10 position grid penalty.

This was the most accurate session for teams to judge what will happen in the 58-laps on Sunday, which is set to be taking place at the same time of day as what we have just seen in FP2.

Max Verstappen seemed to be struggling with grip and quite a few of the kerbs, but we all know that he can make it work for him - so don't count your chickens before they hatch.

In the later half of the session we managed to see some qualifying simulation laps with Norris setting a time of
1: 23.517.

We will be back tomorrow for FP3 and the final Qualifying session of this season. It's time to start thinking and placing some predictions.

FP3 RESULTS AND SUMMARY

🥇PIA
🥈NOR
🥉HAM
4. VER
5. SAI
6. RUS
7. HUL
8. MAG
9. LEC
10. PER
11. TSU
12. ALB
13. GAS
14. DOO
15. ALO
16. BOT
17. LAW
18. STR
19. ZHO
20. COL

Folks, we have the McLaren's🖤🧡 on top of the timesheets for FP3📊. They are looking good in terms of securing their World Constructors Championship🏆 title on Sunday.

The weather seems to be welcoming but quite warm 🥵on track.

Most teams did opt for soft tyres 🔴during the session, but we were able to see some of the cars assessing data for the mediums🟡.

Russell was heard over his radio saying, "Not sure what is going on, the car feels okay, just slow." What has happened to Mercedes' pace, and will they be able to find it before and during the next session that is crucial for them, Qualifying.

We also bared witness to Ferrari's Carlos Sainz sending up some smoke plumes💨 from the rear of his car, which is not what the team needs after Charles penalty yesterday🙈. And in Charles's words, the car seems to be "nowhere."

Redbull's World Champion👑, Max Verstappen, also had so.e issues with his brakes but he did manage to go 4⃣th fastest in this session🏎️💨💨.

We now await the final qualifying session of the year with baited breathe😮‍💨, as we see who is at the top of the grid for Pole Position 🥇and who is still in the fight for the Constructors Championship🏆🏎️ in a short while.

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