Passed the first training Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi. The first line was taken by Max Verstappen on HyperSoft tires, drove his best lap in 1: 38.491. His partner Ricardo lost half a second. For Ricardo, this will be the 100th Grand Prix in the team. Then follow the pilots Mercedes.
So in the first training took part Kubica, who next season will replace Sirotkin in Williams. Time Kubica was the worst. He fell behind the leader by 4.5 seconds.
Trenorovka went smoothly and almost without incident. With the exception of the error of Marcus Eriksson in the 16th turn, after which his Sauber was thrown into the bump stop. However, the car withstood the blow, and the Swede was able to continue. We are waiting for the continuation of the second training session ...
