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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc headed the timesheets with the quickest time at the post-season in Abu Dhabi as the curtain came down on F1 track running in 2024.
During the post-season test at Yas Marina Circuit, Charles Leclerc set the fastest time of 1:23.510s, ahead of Carlos Sainz by a tenth of a second. Leclerc completed 134 laps in the SF-24, while Sainz continued his mileage in the Williams FW46, wearing plain white overalls and a sponsorless helmet. George Russell finished third with a time of 1:23.789s, running the updated suspension part introduced by Mercedes. Nico Hulkenberg returned to Sauber, Andrea Kimi Antonelli ranked fifth, and Ayumu Iwasa secured sixth place. Pato O’Ward slipped to seventh, followed by Jack Doohan, Paul Aron, and Esteban Ocon in the top 10 positions.