The tire test organized by Pirelli is on the program on Tuesday at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi, in which Verstappen also participates. Several F1 drivers will drive on Tuesday with the 18-inch wheels that will be used in Formula 1 from the 2022 season. RacingNews365 is present at the Yas Marina circuit and will keep you up to date with the latest news. Compatriot Nyck de Vries will also take action on Tuesday, as the 2021 Formula-E world champion is testing for Mercedes.
At 11 a.m. local time, the drivers have now completed three hours of testing. The first hours were logically well used because the temperatures in the morning are still quite low in Abu Dhabi. However, Daniel Ricciardo had to pull his car out of the way after six laps in the final sector of the circuit, causing the red flag to be waved. That was short-lived, which means that most drivers have already been able to complete a good number of laps.
The fastest man, at the time of writing, is Pato O’Ward. The talented Mexican IndyCar driver will drive the McLaren car of Lando Norris on Tuesday. Charles Leclerc is currently the mile-eater of the day, with 63 laps to his name. World champion Verstappen has so far gone around the Yas Marina circuit 20 times. In third place we see De Vries, who quickly seems to feel at home in the Mercedes car after he last raced in an F1 car last year.
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