De Vries tops first day of F1 post-season Abu Dhabi test

De Vries tops first day of F1 post-season Abu Dhabi test

 

 

 
De Vries posted a 1m23.194s in the closing stages of the opening day of running at the Yas Marina Circuit to end Tuesday with the quickest time, 1.3s clear of fellow rookie runner Liam Lawson, who was driving for AlphaTauri. Newly-crowned Formula 2 champion Oscar Piastri was third-fastest on his first day of running in a current F1 car with Alpine. “ad_IndyCar star Pato O’Ward set the pace in the morning session and ended up fourth overall at the end of Tuesday’s action on his F1 debut test for McLaren, just shy of Piastri’s effort. Next up came new Alfa Romeo signing Guanyu Zhou, who will make his F1 debut next year having secured his graduation from F2. Related What now for F1 and the FIA after sour end to season? Hamilton praised for ‘classy’, ‘dignified’ response to F1 title defeat3012055.0064.jpg Juri Vips caused a red flag stoppage with a but was still able to set the sixth-fastest time for Red Bull, ahead of Aston Martin test driver Nick Yelloly. McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo was the quickest of the regular F1 drivers running on Pirelli’s new 18-inch tyres for 2022, with the Italian manufacturer conducting a two-day test programme alongside Tuesday’s young driver test.The Australian also caused a red flag as he took eighth, ahead of Lance Stroll in the Aston Martin and Robert Shwartzman, who shared driving Ferrari’s mule car in the afternoon with Antonio Fuoco.Related ‘He did everything right’ – Verstappen feels for Hamilton after F1 title loss Bottas makes Alfa Romeo F1 debut as post-season testing beginsCharles Leclerc had been behind the wheel of the Ferrari in the morning as he finished 11th. Valtteri Bottas made his debut for Alfa Romeo after being given permission to drive for his new team by Mercedes. The Finn was 12th in the order, ahead of Fuoco and AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda. 3012050.0064.jpg Logan Sargeant racked up 92 laps on his F1 test debut for Williams as he took 15th, before the American caused the third red flag interruption when his car ground to a halt with a power unit issue with less than two hours remaining. Two days after clinching his maiden F1 title, Max Verstappen returned to the cockpit of his modified Red Bull as he finished behind Esteban Ocon’s Alpine in 17th. “4George Russell and Mick Schumacher rounded out the bottom of the order for Mercedes and Haas respectively. Haas will run two drivers on Wednesday, with Shwartzman getting a run in the team’s 2021 car, while reserve driver Pietro Fittipaldi carries out the Pirelli test duties. With no mule car to run, Williams will be the only team not running on the second and final day of F1 track action in 2021.”53012027.0064.jpg F1 2021 Post-Season Test – Day 1 Pos Driver Nat.Team Time1Nyck de Vries NEDMercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team1m23.194s2Liam LawsonNZLScuderia AlphaTauri Honda1m24.517s3Oscar PiastriAUSAlpine F1 Team1m24.523s4Pato O’WardMEXMcLaren F1 Team1m24.607s5Guanyu ZhouCHIAlfa Romeo Racing Orlen1m25.142s6Juri Vips ESTRed Bull Racing1m25.198s 7Nick YellolyGBRAston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team1m25.333s8Daniel RicciardoAUSMcLaren F1 Team1m26.252s9Lance StrollCANAston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team1m26.579s 10Robert ShwartzmanRUSScuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow1m26.694s 11Charles LeclercMONScuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow1m26.989s12Valtteri Bottas FINAlfa Romeo Racing Orlen1m27.183s13Antonio Fuoco ITAScuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow1m27.324s 14Yuki TsunodaJPNScuderia AlphaTauri Honda1m27.348s 15Logan Sargeant USAWilliams Racing1m27.476s 16Esteban OconFRAAlpine F1 Team1m27.553s 17Max VerstappenNEDRed Bull Racing1m28.013s 18George Russell GBRMercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team1m28.062s 19Mick SchumacherGERUralkali Haas F1 Team1m28.499s  

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