A decent first day in Abu Dhabi, although there\'s still a little bit more to find in the car. I\'m not completely happy with it just yet, but overall, it\'s been a positive day. Nothing to smile about just yet, as we know it gets closer as the weekend goes on, but a good starting point.
It went pretty okay in our practice sessions. I was fairly happy with the car today, we just probably needed be a little bit faster. We were in a decent window, but I think still think not quite quick enough. It seems like there is a decent gap that we need to close but we still need to work on the race pace so let’s see how much we can find overnight. The ride has been tricky and the single laps and long runs need to be a bit better, but let’s see what we can do tomorrow.
We didn’t start off the day in the best place in FP1, but we were able to improve the car for FP2. In the hot conditions of the day, the car doesn’t always feel at its nicest, but it improves once the sun goes down and the track cools a little. That certainly helped along with the changes we made between the sessions.
It looks like it will be tight between the usual suspects at the front in qualifying tomorrow, but there could be some surprises in the mix including the Haas of Ollie Bearman and both Saubers who were quick today. We will have to execute well if we are to secure a good grid position. Equally, we’ve got work to do on our race pace; we will review tonight how we can improve that, and we will see where that leaves us on Sunday.
We had a good car underneath us in FP1, and I had a great feeling. On the first run I had a bit of understeer, but I could feel that the car wanted to go fast. In FP1, I didn’t get to do a lot of the session as we had a small issue, but I did one lap on the medium compound and we were really competitive, and that carried over to this afternoon. I think the key point is that it’s very tight out there, we were four-tenths away, but five-tenths can put you outside the top 10. It’s going to be important to optimize everything tomorrow.
It was a clean Friday for us, with no interruptions or problems on our side. It felt positive out there, and it’s nice to carry that good feeling into the weekend. Now, it’s about fine-tuning and dialling out the last little bits as we look to keep this momentum over the next 48 hours.
Overall, today has been quite positive. There’s obviously still some fine-tuning to do ahead of tomorrow, but it was quite productive as we focused on understanding the balance in both high-fuel and low-fuel runs. It’s encouraging to see our car in those positions, even though it’s obviously still only Friday. We’ll keep pushing and aim to maximise our performance in qualifying tomorrow.
Overall, it was a good day here in Abu Dhabi. Honestly, I thought it would have been a bit better, as both Saubers and Ollie look really fast and ahead of us. We know we need to find some pace, and we’ll work on that overnight. We expect a real fight tomorrow in Qualifying.
FP1 was very special for me. Seeing my younger brother behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car with the Scuderia, and sharing the track with him for a practice session is something we dreamed of together since we were kids and it put a smile on my face.In terms of driving, it was a tricky Friday for us overall. We are missing something and are pushing to find where we can improve to be further ahead in tomorrow’s qualifying.
With only one session today, we quickly had to learn how the car felt, and everything was as expected. The circuit is tricky to balance, but we will continue to work throughout the weekend and try to secure some points. It was also great to see Jak and Cian in the car this morning, learning while also gathering valuable data for the team.
I don’t think we quite showed our full potential today. We made improvements heading into FP2, but I made a small mistake on my best Soft tyre effort near the end of the lap and that left me P10. We’re definitely there in the mix near the front for qualifying, although the McLaren certainly looks like the car to beat after today. The gaps are very tight across the field; we will need to perform at our best if we are to secure a good grid position.
Our long run in FP2 was much better than FP1 but we will look to improve the car further overnight so we can look ahead to race day with plenty of confidence. I am feeling good in the car though, looking forward to the rest of the weekend and to helping the team secure P2 in the Constructors’.
A shorter day for me today, but lots of learning in FP2. The car was in a good window, we just need to make a few tweaks overnight. I was finding my feet towards the end, so we’ll review overnight and head into Quali day in a strong position.
That was my fourth FP1 session of the season and I’ve learned so much, so thank you to both MoneyGram Haas F1 Team and TOYOTA GAZOO Racing for the opportunity this year. I think it was a pretty decent session, and finally I got to drive around a track I’ve already tested on in a Formula 1 car. I was able to push from lap 1 knowing the layout, able to give comprehensive feedback, and follow a positive trend in lap time. We were the team that put mediums on for our fastest lap, so I think we’re really competitive. I think we have a lot to analyze now, but we’re looking good.
Today was all about getting into the rhythm at Yas Marina Circuit and building confidence with the car. The car felt okay in Free Practice Two, but we have a few things to work on over night and some areas we can improve on, and then we\'ll see how competitive we can be tomorrow.
It was an extremely tight session today. I think we’re in the fight, but it looks like Haas and Sauber are leading the midfield at the moment. We were quite surprised with the high degradation during the long runs, so it’s something for us to look at. For tomorrow, we’ll try to take a step forward and fight our way into Q3. It will come down to whoever can put the lap together, so maximum focus.
I am very grateful to the team for the Free Practice 1 outings this year. Today was another successful session where we were able to complete the whole run plan and work through some good set-up items. Hopefully that can all be beneficial to the team for the remainder of the weekend. Even though this was my fifth FP1 of the year, the third with the team, it certainly still brings its challenges, especially as it has been over one month since I last drove. In general, I was happy with the pace but we did not quite put it together on the Soft run so there is definitely room to improve. Now I will be watching and supporting closely for the remainder of the weekend and hopefully we can have a successful one as a team.
It was great to see Arthur in the car this afternoon in FP1 and I was feeling good coming into FP2. The car proved challenging to drive and there is some work to do ahead of tomorrow to improve the feeling with the car. We’ll review the data tonight and work on the areas that can help us make a step forward for tomorrow’s sessions.
It was exciting to be back in the car and help the team put our best foot forward, going into what is probably the most important Sunday of the year for the team with Lando and Oscar competing for the Championship. We completed the run plan well, helping Oscar set up the car. Thanks to the team for the opportunity this afternoon, I’m excited to get back in the car on Tuesday for the test.
Honestly, it\'s not been a bad day but there\'s little fires everywhere. I only did the one session today, but the car feels reasonably good. Degradation is much higher than we all expected so I think that will make Sunday interesting as before the event it was a clear one stop, and now it\'s not. There\'s a lot of grip out there but the front is sliding, and you can see everyone grabbing their front tyre. Tomorrow I just want to have a smooth FP3 and then we\'ll see how it goes, but I do know it\'s very tight; I reckon half a second is the difference in pretty much the whole field right now. So, it\'s all fun and exciting.
I\'d like to start off saying a huge thank you to Oracle Red Bull Racing for the opportunity once again in the car. It\'s always an amazing opportunity and a real pleasure to drive in Formula One, so I\'m super grateful for it. On the session itself, I\'m not super happy with the way it went from my side. I felt that I could\'ve done a better job and I\'ll go away from today with a few things to work on ahead of next year. Driving in both F1 and F2 this weekend has been something new for me, so there was a bit of a balancing act that came with it. Nevertheless, I hope that I got some good data for the Team that they can use for the rest of the weekend.
I’m really happy with this FP1. It was a good session and we gathered important data for the team and the simulator group. Everything went well and the pace was strong. The Soft tyres were completely new to me, so I just tried to give it my best. Being on track together with my brother and the other Formula 1 drivers is always a great emotion. I want to thank the whole team for this opportunity.
It doesn’t seem to be working today – I can’t get the car to do one single lap. We’re half a second off every lap we do, so there’s a lot to look through. We can’t get the car to be how I’d like it to be.
I didn’t expect it to be this challenging to be honest, we are still very far away with the car and I don’t know exactly what is going on. We need to really look into things overnight because today felt like one of the worst practice sessions of the season. The car doesn’t feel very comfortable right now, I keep sliding around and we have to find out why and what is causing this issue. It’s not great right now, I hope we can get into a better place overnight to be able to perform tomorrow.
FP2 was a little bit tricky as we missed FP1 this morning, so there\'s naturally a little bit of catching up to do. There\'s more work needed than we were expecting, so we\'ll get to it tonight and hopefully come back with a stronger car tomorrow. FP3 won\'t really be representative of Quali given how warm it will be, so the main thing will be focusing on learnings from today. Overall, as a team we\'re looking quite quick, so it\'s now a case of really fine tuning my car.
Overall, a really positive FP1 session and great to get more mileage in an F1 car. It’s always an added challenge switching between F1 and F2 on the same day, but I’m enjoying being out there on track and learning how the current F1 car works. Now my focus is back on F2 as we close out this season, before getting my final opportunity to drive the FW47 this year at the post-season test!
Today wasn\'t the easiest day and a difficult one to fully understand, as it felt like we took a step backwards from the afternoon to the evening session. We started the day well with a good feeling in the car, ending up not far off on the timesheet and more comparable to the teams around us. The second session was more difficult so we need to understand why that is and how we can improve for Qualifying. As we did in Qatar and in previous races, we\'ve shown that as a team we can keep improving as the weekend goes on. We just need to sit down with the engineers and go over the data this evening and target a more positive Free Practice 3 where hopefully we can test and refine a few things.
It was a really good, productive session. We tried some different things with the setup of the AMR25 and everything went smoothly. I drove here last year in the post-season test, so I had some good reference points and I felt I got up to speed quickly
It was a difficult Free Practice 2 on our side today. We are going to need to find a lot more performance if we are to challenge for the top ten tomorrow when it counts. I think we have some evidence to explain where we are lacking and I am confident we can improve for tomorrow. There were a few things that did not work as expected. The balance was just too inconsistent and we seemed to lack grip across both cars in the second session. We will see what we can do and we will give it one final push this weekend as we close out the season.
