P1racenews AI automatic summary:
The first red flag of the post-season test was caused by a crash at Turn 1!
The post-season test at the Yas Marina Circuit was interrupted on Tuesday morning due to a crash involving Ryo Hirakawa, who was driving the Haas VF-25 as part of the young drivers’ test in Abu Dhabi.
Hirakawa spun at Turn 1, hitting the barriers, which led to a temporary stoppage of the session as his car was cleared from the track.
Before the incident, his best lap time was 1:27.643, putting him in 18th place, ahead of only his teammate Oliver Bearman and Stoffel Vandoorne from Aston Martin.
Despite the crash, Hirakawa, a Le Mans and Super GT champion, has been gaining experience with Haas throughout the season in partnership with Toyota Gazoo Racing.
Throughout the year, he participated in four FP1 sessions with Haas and had an additional outing with Alpine in Suzuka.
