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Team Summary:
The final practice session of the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the last of the
season, would get underway with the Aston Martin cars coming out both on the
hard. Both would pit after one lap both changing to the medium tyre and the
next out would be the Ferrari's both on the medium tyre as the Aston
Martin's pitted. Schumacher was now out on the soft tyre as Sainz set a
1m:27.821. Russell was next out also using the soft tyre joined by Hamilton
also using the same tyre. Schumacher would set a 1m:27.967 to be second but
Leclerc would go quickest with a time of 1m:27.314. More cars would start to
come out using the soft tyre.
Sainz would improve with a 1m:26.931 to be quickest only to see Russell move
ahead and then Hamilton moved to the top of the times with a 1m:26.040. the
order was now Hamilton, Russell, Sainz, Leclerc, Magnussen and Schumacher.
Sainz would drop to fourth behind Leclerc while Ricciardo was now fifth as
both Alpines took to the track joined by Norris and both Aston Martins. The
Alpines were on the medium tyre as the first Williams came out using the
soft tyre. Both Alfa Romero's were now running using the soft tyre. Leclerc
was now second followed now by Alonso and Ocon with Sainz fifth.
Russell was sixth followed now by Vettel, Alex, Ricciardo and Bottas tenth.
Both Williams cars were running with both on the soft tyre and after further
laps they would be 11th and 12th. At the front Perez was now fastest with a
time of 1m:25.861 followed by Hamilton and Leclerc. The session would be Red
Flagged when Gasly's car would have a failure on the right front leaving
debris on the circuit. The session would restart with Hamilton and the
Ferrari's coming out. They were joined by Verstappen who would set a time
that would see him move into third. Hamilton would improve to now be
quickest with a time of 1m:25.824.
After a second soft tyre run the Williams pair would move into fifth and
12th but they would drop down the order to be seventh and 16th. Perez was
now quickest with a 1m:24.982 followed by Hamilton, Russell, Norris,
Verstappen, Ricciardo, Alex, Ocon, Alonso, and Leclerc tenth. Verstappen
would go second fastest on another flying soft tyre run. The session would
draw to a close with the order was Perez from Verstappen, Hamilton, Russell,
Norris, Sainz, Leclerc, Ricciardo, Vettel and Alex in tenth. The second
Williams was down in 20th in a session that was for Williams racing a very
mixed one with such a significant difference between the pair.
Alex Albon:
After a fifteen minute wait Alex would be the first Williams running using
the soft tyre. Alex was on a quick lap and would set a 1m:27.059 to be
eighth. He would drop to ninth then eleventh despite improving with a
1m:26.921 still on the same set of soft tyres. Alex would pit after a six
lap run. With the restart of the session after the Red Flag Alex would
return for another soft tyre run. Alex would improve with a 1m:26.051 to now
be fifth. He would drop to be eighth as others improved. Alex would pit
after a six lap run and in the pits would drop to be tenth. He would return
on used soft tyres as the session came to a close. Replays would show a
section of his rear bodywork falling off his car as he went over the kerb.
He would finish the session in tenth.
Nicholas Latifi:
Nicholas would not come out until twenty minutes of the session had been
completed and was now out on the soft tyre. Nicholas would set a 1m:27.068
to be a few tenths behind his team-mate. Nicholas would also return for a
further soft tyre run after the Red Flag restart. Nicholas would set a time
of 1m:26.646 to now be 12th. This would become 14th. He would pit after a
six lap run currently 19th. He would drop to 20th and slowest. With the end
of the session this is where he would remain.
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