The sunset at Yas Marina marked the final Friday of the F1 season with Alfa Romeo bidding farewell after six years. McLaren announced Patricio O'Ward as their reserve driver for the 2024 season, replacing Alex Palou who is being sued by the company. O'Ward demonstrated his abilities in the practice sessions (FP1 and FP2) and is preparing for the post-season test.
The sun sets of Friday's action at Yas Marina π #HaasF1 #AbuDhabiGP https://t.co/dVfoQXF625
The sun sets on our final Friday of the season! π #AbuDhabiGP https://t.co/2xtQwUkDqi
The session resumes once again. There are 15 minutes left in FP2. #HaasF1 #AbuDhabiGP #FP2 https://t.co/FwfRSE0CkY
π’ GREEN LIGHT π’ We're back under way for FP2! πͺ #AbuDhabiGP #F1 https://t.co/PIcmHNJPhK
Green light in the pit lane π’ 25 min remain in FP2! πͺ https://t.co/rDSGsPrrw7
π¨ UPDATE π¨ FP2 at Abu Dhabi is about to resume with a green flag imminent π© https://t.co/8XXFs4EaQM
FP2 will resume shortly with just under 26 minutes of the session to go #AbuDhabiGP #F1 https://t.co/ISDE6JECip
weβve just entered the second half of this session and both cars are still in the garage. session is due to resume at 17:35 local time β° #AbuDhabiGP https://t.co/VcBLpQTlvm
Weβre just reaching the half-way point in this session and the cars remain in the garage with barrier repairs continuing. The session is set to resume at 17:35. #HaasF1 #AbuDhabiGP #FP2 https://t.co/6oZPdSQAm2
π’ GREEN LIGHT π’ We're up and running for FP2! π #AbuDhabiGP #F1 https://t.co/pxfglUWDpk
FP2 gets underway as the sun sets. π #AbuDhabiGP https://t.co/lRsTdT5bdN
Suited up and ready to go. π FP2 will be underway soon! #AbuDhabiGP #F1 https://t.co/0H4xc34mEn
Sunset hour at Yas Marina β¨ FP2 is up next! π #AbuDhabiGP #F1 https://t.co/tLwu7RFQO1
Lots of laps in FP1 for @PatricioOWard. Bring on the post-season test for more time in the #MCL60. π #AbuDhabiGP π¦πͺ https://t.co/qNxTB1YK4V
All warmed up π₯ And here come the first flying laps... #AbuDhabiGP #F2 https://t.co/Q3yOFfipiG
π’Β FP1 GREEN LIGHTΒ π’ Off we go! Felipe Drugovich, sporting some impressive aero rakes, heads through the tunnel and out on track π #F1 #AbuDhabiGP https://t.co/WyOMb46wY1
McLaren rookie Pato O'Ward gets FP1 underway! π’ https://t.co/lQKb2KerWz
Felipe takes to the track to get his FP1 session underway. #AbuDhabiGP https://t.co/bo6TAi92fW
Away we go for FP1 π¨ Jack and Pierre head out on track ποΈ #Alpine #AbuDhabiGP https://t.co/GEpnUNn6WB
ready to get those first laps of FP1 in π #AbuDhabiGP https://t.co/TFTKz0QzSJ
There he goes. @PatricioOWard takes to the track as FP1 begins. π #AbuDhabiGP π¦πͺ https://t.co/qJrZs1St8a
That's Pato in the car for FP1. π #AbuDhabiGP π¦πͺ https://t.co/6meV1jc4DA
π to π’ 16 minutes left on the clock as practice resumes as Yas Marina π¦πͺ #AbuDhabiGP #F2 https://t.co/L3L01dys5L
McLaren has added O'Ward to its pool of #F1 reserve drivers for the 2024 season to replace Palou, who is being sued by the company. https://t.co/lfKFpbel4C
"We look forward to seeing him progress in this new role" π£οΈ McLaren has added #IndyCar racer Pato OβWard to its pool of #F1 reserve drivers for the 2024 season to replace Alex Palou, who is being sued by the company β¬οΈ https://t.co/hhTslf7ApN
.@PatricioOWard will be a reserve F1 driver for McLaren in 2024. https://t.co/xxAufnuCMu
2024 F1 Reserve Driver. β πͺ @PatricioOWard will join our reserve driver pool next year alongside his current driver duties with @ArrowMcLaren.
The season finale is always a poignant moment. This weekend's #AbuDhabiGP is the closing chapter of this symphony of a long season, as well as where we will say goodbye to our partners at Alfa Romeo after six exciting years together. Read more below. β¬οΈ