Dutch pilot maximum verstappen (Red Bull) placed first at the end of the second free practice session The Spanish driver of the last race of the season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which took place on the Yas Marina Circuit ahead of George Russell (Mercedes) and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and Fernando Alonso (alp), sixth and eighthrespectively.

The new world champion, who didn’t get in his car in the first session, positioned himself in the final third of the session this Friday, finishing the best lap with two very good first and last sectors. at the top with 1:25.146. Three-tenths faster than Russell and four faster than Monegasque, who beat his opponent for second place, ‘Czech’ Perezthis may just be the fifthseven-tenths of his partner.

The ‘Scuderia’ driver dominated the session in the opening minutes and Lewis Hamilton What should he have expected to ram his Mercedes?, for ‘spending’ mechanics to check the back of the car. Sainz slipped in third in the third launch lap, close to Esteban Ocon (Alpine) and Verstappen de Leclerc.

Dutch first to wear soft tires and then insert 1:25,449 that heals by a tenth. This first try was already very good and impossible for the “remaining” candidates, with Leclerc going more or less following two-tenths and his Red Bull teammate for half a second.

Despite always being behind teammate Esteban Ocon, Alonso was only able to get on the track after the midpoint of this second session to start with a good time of 1:26,043. With the end of the session Verstappen passed his own time using new softs with a very competitive 1:25.146 in the last 20 minutes. Sainz finished Free Practice 2 in sixth place, close to 1:26, behind Sergio Pérez.

Abu Dhabi GP 2022 schedules

Saturday, November 19

Free practice 3: 12:00

Classification: 15:00

Sunday, November 20

Race: 14:00