Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc has set the fastest time of the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 tyre test after his first day of official running with Ferrari. Leclerc eclipsed new team-mate Sebastian Vettel’s Day 1 benchmark not long after midday at the Yas Marina Circuit before eventually getting down to a 1:36.450s. Other new recruits followed on the timesheets with Red Bull Racing’s Pierre Gasly second with a lap almost 1.5s slower than Leclerc’s best. Lance Stroll ran for the whole day for Force India and was again third-fastest, while Valtteri Bottas ended up fourth. The Mercedes driver was the only man to notch up two full days of testing and was 1.6s slower than on the opening day....
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