The Spanish Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) set the best time this Tuesday in the last test of the season at the circuit Yas Marina from Abu Dhabiwhere his countryman Fernando Alonso premiered with Aston Martin given by Alpineteam where he ran his last race on Sunday in that same setting.
The time table was led by Ferrari with a triplet: Carlos Sainz at the front (1:25.245 and 63 laps); the Monegasque Charles leclercsecond (1:25.383 and 56 laps) and the Russian-Israeli Robert shwartzmanthird (1:25.400 and 116 laps).
Last Sunday, the fastest lap in the race (1:28.391). Lando Norrisof McLarenand in qualification corresponds to the Dutch Max Verstappen (1:23.824).
after Ferrariin this Tuesday’s exam classification, French finished Pierre Gasley in his Alpine debut (1:25.689), just ahead Verstappen (1:25.845).
The American logan sergeant made his debut as an official Williams driver with the seventh best time, just behind his teammate, the Thai Alex Albónand another that will open its seat in 2023, the Dutch nyck devrieswas eighth with him Alpha Tauri.
Canadian Lance Stroll, Alonso’s teammate at Aston Martin, set the ninth fastest time (1:26.263).
The two-time world champion from Asturias made his debut with his new team and in his first hours in the seat vacated by the German Sebastian Vettel, he completed almost one hundred laps with a best time of 1: 26.312), one tenth behind Stroll.
Alonso accumulated the most kilometers (97 laps) in the first part of the test, before giving up his place. He was later overtaken by other pilots, such as De Vries, who reached 151 laps.
In any case, he completed 39 more laps than in Sunday’s Grand Prix. More than 512 kilometers on the 5,281 meter layout of Yas Marina and 206 kilometers more than the race won by Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and where he had to retire on lap 27 due to a water leak in his Alpine. .
With a helmet with many black and white stripes and only his name visible, Alonso, wearing a black jumpsuit and unable to carry sponsorships because he still has a contract with the French team, trained for nearly six hours with the number 14 in the car. of Aston Martin.
While he was on track, he was just behind the Ferraris and ahead of the Mexican Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez or the Frenchman Pierre Gasly, who eventually overtook him.
Source: La Verdad
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