Williams Racing have had a “positive” day in the first two practice sessions for the last race of the 2019 Formula 1 season at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.
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.
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.
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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.
Max Verstappen and Alexander Albon will start second and fifth in Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix once Valtteri Bottas’ penalty is applied.
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.
Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes 1-2 in Qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Saturday, although Valtteri Bottas will drop to the rear of the grid following a multitude of engine penalties.
Max Verstappen edged out the Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas to take bragging rights ahead of the final qualifying session of the season.
Haas F1 Team had a mixed Friday practice session with Romain Grosjean finishing sixth and seventh in both practice sessions, whilst Kevin Magnussen finished the day in eighth and fourteenth.
Alfa Romeo Racing had a mixed set of results during the free practice sessions at 2019 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Renault Sport F1 Team, struggled in Yas Marina at the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, in the first two practice sessions of the weekend. The first session ended early for Daniel Riccardo as his engine caught fire, but Nico Hülkenberg carried on but it seem the team were not on the pace.
Red Bull completed decent running on Friday after accumulating over one-hundred laps between Max Verstappen and Alexander Albon.
Sebastian Vettel admitted his spin at the end of first practice in Abu Dhabi was a surprise, but he was lucky to get away from the incident with minimal damage.
Valtteri Bottas topped both Friday sessions in Abu Dhabi but ended the day with a reprimand following a collision with Romain Grosjean.
Valtteri Bottas ends the final Friday of 2019 on top in Abu Dhabi despite a crash with Romain Grosjean.
Flames, crashes and technical issues disrupted the first practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit.
Renault are preparing to hold off any potential challenge from Toro Rosso this weekend as the battle for fifth place in the Constructors’ Championship is still on.
