Six junior drivers handed Yas Marina F1 practice runs · RaceFans

December 5, 2024

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Six junior drivers, together with three who’ve by no means beforehand participated in an official Method 1 session, will participate in follow tomorrow for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

The vast majority of F1 groups have left it till the discover spherical to fulfil their requirement to working inexperienced drivers in every of their vehicles over the course of the season.

Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz Jnr and Oscar Piastri are amongst those that will sit out the primary hour of follow at Yas Marina whereas their groups hand their vehicles to drivers who’ve participated in not more than a most of two grands prix, as required by the foundations.

Luke Browning, Ryu Hirakawa and Arthur Leclerc will all make their first appearances in official F1 classes. Leclerc will drive alongside his elder brother Charles at Ferrari, marking the primary time a pair of siblings have pushed collectively for a similar workforce in F1. Hirakawa, a 2022 Le Mans 24 Hours winner and two-times World Endurance Champion with Toyota, will drive for McLaren, whereas final yr’s Macau Grand Prix winner Browning seems for Williams.

The three different drivers collaborating in tomorrow’s session have appeared in F1 vehicles earlier than. Isack Hadjar, who can win the Method 2 title this weekend, has made three appearances for Pink Bull and RB. His fellow Pink Bull junior Ayumu Iwasa first drove in an F1 session at dwelling in Suzuka earlier this yr. Felipe Drugovich, the 2022 F2 champion, has appeared 4 occasions for Aston Martin.

Groups have unfold their follow driver appearances extra evenly throughout the championship this yr. 9 drivers took half in first follow for the ultimate race in 2023. Following a change within the guidelines, groups should make time for twice as many follow driver appearances subsequent yr.

F1 groups’ follow driver appearances in 2024

*Changed as race driver by Doohan from Abu Dhabi Grand Prix**Changed as race driver by Colapinto from Italian Grand Prix***Changed as race driver by Liam Lawson from United States Grand Prix

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