Pirelli will continue to use their 2019 compounds into 2020 after a vote by Formula 1 teams saw a unanimous decision to opt against running the new construction of tyre.
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Esteban Ocon completed two-hundred and five laps of the Yas Marina Circuit across his two days of testing with his new team Renault on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Nick Chester has vacated his role as Technical Director Chassis and left Renault after nineteen years at Enstone.
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Sebastian Vettel finished fifth in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last weekend to end the season fifth in the final championship standings.
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Neither Renault driver scored points in Abu Dhabi, with Daniel Ricciardo ending eleventh and the departing Nico Hülkenberg twelfth.
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Pirelli were satisfied with the performance of the soft, medium and hard compound tyres in Abu Dhabi as one and two stop strategies were both used by drivers finishing inside the top ten.
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Christian Horner was pleased with the pace and strategy calls in Abu Dhabi that allowed Max Verstappen the chance to claim second place in the race and third place in the Drivers’ Championship.
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Max Verstappen’s second place finish in Abu Dhabi ensured he ended 2019 third in the Drivers’ Championship standings.
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Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel will form an all-Ferrari second row of the grid for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday after Valtteri Bottas’ penalties are applied.
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Formula 1
Hamilton Delighted with ‘Very Good’ Qualifying after Superb Eighty-Eighth Career Pole Position in Abu Dhabi
Mercedes will see Lewis Hamilton start from pole position in Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, while Valtteri Bottas’ will start last after his grid penalties for engine changes are applied.
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Max Verstappen and Alexander Albon will start second and fifth in Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix once Valtteri Bottas’ penalty is applied.
Mattia Binotto said Charles Leclerc’s third-place result in Abu Dhabi was an accurate reflection of Ferrari’s potential throughout 2019.
Valtteri Bottas topped day one of the post-Abu Dhabi tyre test for Mercedes, while George Russell did likewise for the team on day two.
Alexander Albon concluded his rookie Formula 1 season with a sixth place finish, but the Thai driver was far from pleased with his performance.
Lando Norris came out on top of the ultra-tight midfield battle in Qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with the Briton set to start sixth on Sunday.
Roy Nissany will test a Formula 1 car for the first time in five years when he takes to the track for Williams in Abu Dhabi next week.