Motor racing-Leclerc on prime as F1 check wraps up 2024 season
ABU DHABI, – Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was prime of the timesheets as Components One wrapped up the season with a ultimate check in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
His departed teammate Carlos Sainz had a primary full day with new employers Williams, and was second quickest, whereas a solid of younger hopefuls changed race regulars to get beneficial monitor time within the newest equipment.
Sainz did the second most laps, a complete of 146 equal to greater than two and a half races on the Yas Marina circuit, after RB’s Liam Lawson .
Leclerc examined Pirelli’s 2025 tyre compounds, doing 134 laps and setting a finest time of 1 minute 23.510 seconds whereas his youthful brother Arthur and Italian Antonio Fuoco took turns driving the Ferrari vacated by Sainz.
RB driver Yuki Tsunoda loved a profession first check with senior workforce Pink Bull, who had France’s Isack Hadjar within the different automobile, on the circuit that hosted Sunday’s ultimate race of the season.
“It’s the primary time previously 4 years that I’ve pushed a distinct automobile. You may bodily really feel why the RB20 has been combating for a championship this 12 months, it looks like a really totally different automobile to drive,” mentioned the Japanese.
“It’s been such an satisfying ambiance within the storage. I really feel just like the automobile fits my driving type and I haven’t struggled a lot in any respect to adapt.”
McLaren’s race winner Lando Norris was additionally again in motion with Oscar Piastri and Mexican IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward after celebrating their first constructors’ championship since 1998.
“I loved being again on monitor for the morning supporting Pirelli with the event of subsequent 12 months’s tyres,” mentioned Norris.
“It’s now time to calm down after such an unimaginable finish to the season, the workforce deserve some well-earned day off earlier than we go once more subsequent 12 months.”
Mercedes had George Russell and Kimi Antonelli, the 18-year-old Italian who’s changing seven occasions world champion Lewis Hamilton subsequent season, on monitor.
Hamilton, who’s transferring to Ferrari, was in Malaysia for an occasion with workforce sponsor Petronas.
Aston Martin had Brazilian reserve Felipe Drugovich and American F2 driver Jak Crawford in motion and Renault-owned Alpine examined Estonian reserve Paul Aron and Australian Jack Doohan.
Esteban Ocon had his first style of the Haas automobile after leaving Alpine earlier than Sunday’s race whereas Sauber examined with their 2025 lineup of Nico Hulkenberg and Brazilian F2 champion Gabriel Bortoleto.
“At this time marked my first day as a Components One driver. It is a tremendous feeling,” mentioned Bortoleto.
The 2025 season begins in Melbourne on March 16.
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