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[F1] – Good morning dear readers of FormulaPassion.it and welcome back with the appointment dedicated to the direct written session of the first free practice session in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Yas Marina weekend closes a 2020 season full of emotions and twists, inevitably conditioned by the Coronavirus pandemic. It will be the last time that Sebastian Vettel is at Ferrari, before saying goodbye to the Cavallino and making room for Carlos Sainz.
After the session, relive it with our news minute by minute
11.45 – Our morning life ends here. Appointment at 1.30 pm to follow the second free practice session of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix together. See you later!
11.40 – Full PL1 results
GP Abu Dhabi 2020 – PL1 Results
11.34 – Start of tests on the network
11.32 – Verstappen closes the session in command against Bottas and Ocon. P12 for Leclerc, P14 for Vettel
11.30 – CHESS FLAG!
11.29 – The novelties tested by Ferrari in this session: bottom and diffuser
11.28 – All drivers on the track participate in race pace simulations.
11.27 – For now, Ocon is the most active driver on the track with 30 laps, followed by Bottas with 28
11.26 – The two young descendants of the Renault Sport Academy, Guanyu Zhou and Christian Lundgaard, in the Enstone team box
11.22 – Race on soft tires and a fuel load for Pietro Fittipaldi. The Brazilian is currently in P19 only ahead of Ricciardo, who, however, does not have time for the petrol pump problems recorded at the beginning of the session.
11.20 – Leclerc’s tribute to Vettel on his helmet
11.18 – Hamilton climbs to P5 against Racing Points of Stroll and Perez
11.15 – Louis Camilleri: coat of arms of Binotto
F1 | Binotto Shield
11.13 – Mercedes works on the race pace, ahead of traditional programs. Track conditions are probably not very significant compared to qualifying to test the fastest lap.
11.06 – Sixteenth time for Mick Schumacher. The German drives with the number 50 and the Haas 100th F1 GP logo stands out on his VF-20
11.05 – !! YELLOW FLAG !! He spun for Alex Albon at turn 12. The Thai starts again without problems
11.01 – Verstappen begins to beat the beat in 1: 37.378. 34 thousandths of advantage over Bottas with the same rubber
11.00 – Meanwhile, Mercedes has made it official that Stoffel Vandoorne and Nyck de Vries will be at the wheel of the W11 at the Abu Dhabi tests on Tuesday 15 December.
Vandoorne and De Vries in Abu Dhabi letters with Mercedes
10.59 – The makeshift speed traps
10.57 – Ocon goes up to P2, while Leclerc goes to P8 behind Raikkonen. Record in the first sector for Verstappen, who rode the tire Soft
10.55 – Vettel presented his latest Ferrari helmet
Sebastian Vettel’s last Ferrari helmet – PHOTO
10.52 – Hamilton improves, but stays away from Bottas times, reaching P7
10.48 – Lightweight at the exit of Turn 2 for Hamilton, who meanwhile returns to the track
10.46 – The provisional classification after the first 45 minutes.
10.45 – Pérez improves and goes up in P3 1.5 seconds behind Bottas. Aerodynamic testing continues for most pilots
10.40 – Verstappen improves, but remains at P2 1.1 seconds behind Bottas
10.37 – Renault discloses that Ricciardo stopped on the track with a fuel pump pressure problem. I was using the engine from Friday for the last time and had to be changed the night before tomorrow.
10.35 – Pérez and Magnussen will suffer a grid penalty after the replacement of some elements of their respective power units
Abu Dhabi GP: penalty on the grid for Pérez and Magnussen
10.32 – The classification after the first 30 minutes:
- Bottas
- Verstappen
- Gasly
- Perez
- Raikkonen
- Sainz
- Latifi
- Or with
- Albon
- Leclerc
- Kvyat
- Russell
- Kubica
- Schumacher
- Vettel
- Norris
- Fittipaldi
- Hamilton
- Ricciardo
- Walk
10.32 – Horner (Red Bull): “We will especially focus on Albon so that you have the best possible weekend”
10.30 – Bottas begins to beat the beat in 1: 37.412 with tires Soft. Finn downgrades Verstappen’s previous benchmark by more than 1.7 seconds
10.28 – Verstappen lowers the cap imposed by Bottas and takes the lead in 1: 39,113. The Dutchman rides tires Hard
10.28 – Latifi takes her Williams to P3. Times not very indicative yet
10.27 – GREEN FLAG
10.25 – !! VIRTUAL SECURITY CAR !! Just when Bottas was back on the road. The Finn takes advantage of this for a start test on tires Soft
10.22 – !! YELLOW FLAG !! Problems with the accelerator of Ricciardo, who parks his Renault on the track
10.19 – Raikkonen goes to P2 with rubber Means, medium, about 1.2 seconds from Bottas. Gasly climbs third, then Leclerc, Kvyat, Albon, Latifi, Ocon, Vettel, Fittipaldi and Hamilton
10.17 – The helmet with which Russell pays tribute to Sir Frank and Claire Williams
Russell, tribute to the Williams family on the helmet
10.15 – Tsunoda started his business with AlphaTauri, before testing on Tuesday. The Japanese is inside the pits, in close contact with the Faenza team engineers
10.12 – The problem found by Hamilton was related to a residual pressure on the brake pedal, which also activated in a straight line, overheating the entire system.
10.10 – Bottas improves: 1: 39,313 always with rubber Hard
10.09 – Williams’ tribute to Russell, who returned after his experience at Mercedes.
10.08 – Some problems with the pedals for Hamilton, who returns to the pits
10.05 – Bottas takes the lead with rubber Hard in 1: 40,692. Follow Leclerc (Soft) to more than half a second. Albon, Vettel, Ocon and Hamilton are much further away
10.02 – Here are the first images of Mick Schumacher at the wheel of the Haas
10.01 – Drivers immediately on the track: large rakes at the rear of the Vettel SF1000
10.00 – GREEN LIGHT! Abu Dhabi Grand Prix PL1 begins
09.50 – The compounds made available by Pirelli for this weekend
09.45 – Verstappen has definitively closed what happened at the start of the Sakhir Grand Prix
Verstappen on the Sakhir incident: “I don’t want to argue about bitches”
09.40 – The helmet that Grosjean will not wear in Abu Dhabi: the surprise of his children
The helmet that Grosjean will not wear in Abu Dhabi – PHOTO
09.35 – Mick Schumacher and Robert Kubica will be the two novelties of this first free practice session, respectively at the wheel of Haas and Alfa Romeo. The two will also be protagonists of the postseason test session here at Yas Marina
Haas: Mick Schumacher at PL1 Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: Kubica and Ilott on track with Alfa Romeo in testing
09.30 – The asphalt conditions of the Yas Marina circuit could lead to more granulation in the Pirelli tires
Abu Dhabi, expected little grip
09.25 – It’s hard to imagine that Russell isn’t disappointed that he didn’t get a second chance at Mercedes.
Russell: “The Mercedes experience will help me improve Williams”
09.20 – Meanwhile, Mattia Binotto has left Yas Marina due to health problems, returning home. The Ferrari team principal will not follow the team even from the remote garage in Maranello.
Ferrari: Binotto to miss Abu Dhabi GP
09.15 – The second news that entertained the night is the resignation of Louis Camilleri as CEO of Ferrari
Ferrari-Camilleri, the reasons for the farewell
09.10 – We started our live broadcast with the first explosive news that came in the evening: Lewis Hamilton tested negative on the swab and will be on his way this morning!
Official: Hamilton will race in Abu Dhabi
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