Pierre Gasly’s tire broke in a peculiar way.
Abu Dhabi’s hot Saturday offered special situations even before the Formula 1 qualifying session.
AlphaTaur’s Pierre Gasly’s car broke down in third practice, and red flags appeared midway through the practice session. A component detached from Gasly’s car destroyed the right front tire.
Lewis Hamilton either didn’t notice or didn’t care about the tickets. The Mercedes star pressed during the red flags as well as McLaren by Lando Norris that I passed the car.
The illegal overtaking was immediately investigated. In the worst case, Hamilton faces a penalty.
Red Bull kept the fastest pace in the third practice sessions Sergio Perez. Team mate Max Verstappen was second and Hamilton third fastest.
Hamilton created faith before the race weekend by saying that with Mersu’s speed, he will be able to challenge Red Bull in Abu Dhabi.
The time trial starts in Abu Dhabi at 16:00 Finnish time.
Lewis Hamilton was investigated by the jury after the last practice sessions. PDO