Carlos Sainz leads Ferrari 1-2-3 as five drivers debut for new teams in Abu Dhabi post-season F1 test

Carlos Sainz headed a Ferrari 1-2-3 on the final day of F1 2022 action in the post-season Abu Dhabi test. 
Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari F1-75.
Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari F1-75.

All 10 tea🎐ms ran two cars for the nine-hoꦯur test which took place two days after the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit, with one car used to conduct Pirelli 2023 tyre testing and one for young drivers. 

The Spaniard set a benchmark time with a 1m25.245s in the closing hours of Tuesday’s test, edging out his Ferrari teammate168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Charles Leclerc by 0.138s. 

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With Ferrari’s regular drivers sharing the legwork for the Pirelli tyre test, Robeꦍrt Shwartzman was given a full day behind the wheel of the second F1-75 as he rounded out the top three, just 0.017s behind Leclerc. 

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pierre Gasly was fourth-quickest on his first appearance for Alpine, ahead of world champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen, who took over from Red Bull teammate168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Sergio Perez (13th) for the second half of the day. 

Sainz leads Ferrari 1-2-3 in Abu Dhabi post-season F1 test

Alex Albon headed new Williams teammate Logan Sargeant - whose place on the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 2023 grid was officially confirmed on Monday - by less than a tenth 💫of a second in sixth. 

Completing the most mileage of any driver was 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nyck de Vries, who lapped the Yas Marina tr🦂ack 151 times on his debut for AlphaTauri. 

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lance Stroll and Liam Lawson completed the top 10 for Aston Martin and Red Bull respect🔯ively. ༺;

Like Gasly and de Vries, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso,168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Oscar Piastri and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg also made their first outings for�😼� their new teams. 

Sainz leads Ferrari 1-2-3 in Abu Dhabi post-season F1 test

Alonso was 12th-fastest time in a sponsor-less ꧑Aston Martin due to two-time world champion still being under contract with Alpine until the end of the year. 

Following his long-running F1 contract saga, Piastri’s debut for McLaren didn’t go completely to plan, with the Australian c💧ausing a red flag in the morning when his MCL36 ground to a halt. 

The ♊2021 F2 champion did go on to complete 123 laps on his way to 14th overall. 

Hulkenberg was 19th-quickest and was also hit by technical gremlins on his first appearance for Haas, but the American team were able to fix the problem, enabling the German t🌊o get back out on track. 

Following a two-month winter break, F1 cars will next be on track together for the opening day of pre-season💛 testing ahead of the 2023 campaign on February 23. 

Sainz leads Ferrari 1-2-3 in Abu Dhabi post-season F1 test

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