P1racenews AI automatic summary:
What we learned from Friday practice at the F1 Abu Dhabi GP
Amid a mix of rookie appearances in FP1 and incidents in FP2, George Russell and Charles Leclerc topped the two intriguing Formula 1 practice sessions at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. In FP1, 10 rookies and reserves took the wheel, limiting track time for half of the regular F1 drivers. FP2 was marred by two red flags caused by crashes from Carlos Sainz and Nico Hulkenberg. Due to the disruptions, there were no representative longer runs, making it difficult to gauge the cars’ performance for Sunday’s race. Despite this, there were plenty of takeaways from the Friday sessions, including impressive performances from rookie drivers like Felipe Drugovich and Robert Shwartzman.
