Max Verstappen led the first free practice session held this Friday the 10th at the Yas Marina circuit, where the last race of the year will be held with the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP. Bottas finished second and Lewis Hamilton, third. Fernando Alonso wore ‘El Plan’ on the wing of his car and finished sixth, while Carlos Sainz was ninth in Abu Dhabi.
Maximum excitement at the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP that will put the finishing touch to a long season and in which it will be decided which driver will be proclaimed world champion with a draw between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. Already in the first free practice session held this Friday, December 10, the competition between both drivers was experienced on the asphalt.
Verstappen struggled with his steering wheel throughout the practice session, but the driver recovered and finished the session in first position, ahead of Bottas and Hamilton, who had to settle for third position.
As for the Spanish drivers, good feelings in Fernando Alonso, who at times rolled to the rhythm of the two great candidates for the title of Formula 1 world champion. He came first, beating the British driver by 19 thousandths, who aspires to this end. week to surpass Michael Schumacher. Later, Alonso fell a few positions but regained positions to finish as the sixth with the best time. In addition, the Asturian has attracted all eyes for the motto that was displayed on the wing of his car: “The Plan .” An idea that the team joked with and that has ended up becoming real.
#ElPlan is on track. As is @alo_oficial and @OconEsteban, both on the Soft @pirellisport tyre. Esteban P3 👌#AbuDhabiGP pic.twitter.com/SbQ6VhBZ16
— Alpine F1 Team (@AlpineF1Team) December 10, 2021
Carlos Sainz also improved his sensations, who started the training session somewhat cold and relegated to fifteenth place, but the Madrid native had a great reaction and managed to finish ninth.
On the other hand, Kimi Raikkonen lost the car, nothing happened to the pilot but his car left the track. It should be remembered that the pilot is retiring at the end of this season, after 19 years in the elite and at 42 years of age. It will also be the last race for Alfa Romeo’s Antonio Giovinazzi.
FP1 // #AbuDhabiGP
P6 // Fernando 1:25.625
P11 // Esteban 1:26.025 #ElPlan pic.twitter.com/q6OVA38Bs0— Alpine F1 Team (@AlpineF1Team) December 10, 2021
