Results of the first post-season testing day in Abu Dhabi
The F1 has just finished its season at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and is now conducting post-season tests for young drivers and to test the new tires.
The first day of post-season testing has come to an end today. During this day, the young drivers from the teams tested the cars from this season, using the 13-inch tires, like Nyck de Vries with Mercedes, Oscar Piastri with Alpine, or Pato O’Ward for McLaren.
While the younger ones were trying out Formula 1, those from this season were already training on 2019 single-seaters (also known as “mules”) which were equipped with the new Pirelli tires for the next season, the famous 18-inch tires.
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— Pirelli Motorsport (@pirellisport) December 13, 2021
All teams participated in these tests for the new tires, except for Williams, which did not prepare a car suitable for 18-inch tires. As for Lewis Hamilton’s non-participation, it was already planned as he will be knighted during an investiture at Windsor Castle this Wednesday. The continuation and conclusion of the post-season tests will take place tomorrow.
Results of the first day of post-season testing in Abu Dhabi
| N° | Driver | Équipe | Times | Laps | Voiture | |
| 1 | 1 | Nyck de Vries | Mercedes | 1.23.194 | 77 | 2021 |
| 2 | 2 | Liam Lawson | AlphaTauri | 1.24.517 | 125 | 2021 |
| 3 | 3 | Oscar Piastri | Alpine | 1.24.523 | 131 | 2021 |
| 4 | 4 | Pato O’Ward | McLaren | 1:24.607 | 92 | 2021 |
| 5 | 5 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:25.142 | 119 | 2021 |
| 6 | 6 | Juri Vips | Red Bull | 1:25.198 | 97 | 2021 |
| 7 | 7 | Nick Yelloly | Aston Martin | 1:25.333 | 118 | 2021 |
| 8 | 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:26.252 | 95 | Mulet |
| 9 | 9 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:26.579 | 143 | Mulet |
| 10 | 10 | Robert Shwartzman | Ferrari | 1:26.694 | 73 | 2021 |
| 11 | 11 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:26.989 | 87 | Mulet |
| 12 | 12 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:27.183 | 127 | Mulet |
| 13 | 13 | Antonio Fuoco | Ferrari | 1:27.324 | 146 | 2021 |
| 14 | 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:27.348 | 131 | Mulet |
| 15 | 15 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:27.476 | 92 | 2021 |
| 16 | 16 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:27.553 | 128 | Mulet |
| 17 | 17 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:28.013 | 124 | Mulet |
| 18 | 18 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:28.062 | 132 | Mulet |
| 19 | 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:28.499 | 100 | Mulet |
