P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Luke Browning puts Williams on top in first hours of F1 post-season testing
Luke Browning finished the first half of the post-season test at Yas Marina Circuit on top for Williams, setting a dominating lap time of 1:23.920.
Aston Martin’s reserve driver, Jak Crawford, secured the second spot, followed by McLaren’s Pato O’Ward and Stake’s Paul Aron in the top four.
Lando Norris, fresh off his world championship win, claimed the fifth-fastest time in the morning session.
The F1 post-season Abu Dhabi test features teams running two cars each, one for a rookie driver and another for an experienced driver for Pirelli tyre testing.
Despite a red flag caused by Haas’ Ryo Hirakawa’s incident, the test continued with drivers like Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, and Liam Lawson taking part in the Pirelli tyre test.
Ferrari’s Dino Beganovic secured ninth place while Frederik Vesti completed the most laps in the morning session, finishing in the top 10.
