Ferrari trial new front wing in Abu Dhabi

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Ferrari: Trial new front wing

Ferrari: Trial new front wing

Ferrari tried to find some early answers to 2019 with a new front wing in Abu Dhabi. Marcus Ericsson, meanwhile, damaged his…

Here is how the opening day of track action unfolded in Abu Dhabi.

McLaren honoured Fernando Alonso ahead of his 312th and final F1 grand prix with a special livery for his MCL33.

Lewis Hamilton’s W09 sported the number ‘1’ after the reigning World Champion reportedly requested special permission to run it.

Robert Kubica replaced Sergey Sirotkin in FP1, he’ll also replace the Russian driver at Williams permanently in 2019.

Kimi Raikkonen’s Ferrari sported a new-look front wing based on the 2019 design – but still compliant with the 2018 regulations.

This weekend’s grand prix marks Daniel Ricciardo’s final race as a Red Bull driver. He desperately wants to end it with a podium if not better.

21 races into a 21-race season and McLaren are still trying to understand their front wing.

It was hot in Abu Dhabi, hotter still for the over-worked Pirelli tyres.

Marcus Ericsson met the barrier…

And Max Verstappen finished the session fastest of all, almost half a second up his Red Bull team-mate Ricciardo.

In the break between FP1 and FP2, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff confirmed Esteban Ocon will indeed be their reserve driver next season.

Fernando Alonso was then giving out free tickets to his gun show…

FP2 began where FP1 left off with Mercedes and Red Bull duelling over top spot in the early stages.

And it was Valtteri Bottas who eventually came out on top in the qualifying simulation runs, posting a 1:37.236 heading into qualy day on Saturday.

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