Sebastian Vettel posted the fastest time of the two-day Abu Dhabi Pirelli Formula 1 test while 2018 Sauber prospect Charles Leclerc completed 149 laps

Vettel’s time of 1min 37.551sec was set 22 laps into the morning of his 118 lap stint. Valtteri Bottas followed, nearly a second back with 141 laps under his belt, and Max Verstappen was third, 1.185sec off the pace after 132 laps.

Ferrari’s Kimi Räikkönen set the fastest time on Tuesday, with an effort of 1min 37.768sec.

Robert Kubica, in seventh, continued his F1 push with another 28 laps for Williams while Sergey Sirotkin, who is also in the running for the Williams seat next season, made his debut for the squad with 86 laps to finish 10th.

Charles Leclerc completed the most laps of the day with 149 for Sauber – which will be known as Alfa Romeo Sauber from 2018. Sauber has not yet confirmed its 2018 line-up but it is understood that the Formula 2 Champion is in contention. 

McLaren ran two cars again, with Stoffel Vandoorne and Lando Norris turning 223 laps between them at Yas Marina.

Toro Rosso rounded out the bottom of the standings in the final day of F1 testing on Wednesday, with Brendon Hartley 13th and team-mate Pierre Gasly 14th.

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Laps	Tyre
1	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1m37.551sec	118	Hyper-soft
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1m37.768sec	99	Hyper-soft
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1m38.066sec	109	Hyper-soft
4	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1m38.490sec	141	Hyper-soft
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1m38.551sec	136	Hyper-soft
6	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1m38.818sec	52	Super-soft
7	Esteban Ocon	Force India	1m39.270sec	72	Super-soft
8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1m39.270sec	137	Hyper-soft
9	Carlos Sainz	Renault	1m39.444sec	109	Hyper-soft
10	Robert Kubica	Williams	1m39.485sec	Day 1: 100 / Day 2: 29	Hyper-soft
11	Lance Stroll	Williams	1m39.580sec	109	Hyper-soft
12	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1m39.762sec	115	Hyper-soft
13	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	1m39.782sec	105	Hyper-soft
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1m39.803sec	85	Hyper-soft
15	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1m39.810sec	124	Hyper-soft
16	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	1m39.947sec	86	Hyper-soft
17	Nikita Mazepin	Force India	1m39.485sec	90	Soft
18	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	1m40.666sec	149	Hyper-soft
19	Sean Gelael	Toro Rosso	1m41.428sec	117	Hyper-soft
20	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1m41.681sec	97	Hyper-soft
21	Lando Norris	McLaren	1m41.714sec	118	Hyper-soft
22	Oliver Turvey	McLaren	1m41.914sec	105	Hyper-soft
23	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	1m43.345sec	61	Super-soft
24	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1m44.827sec	63	Soft

 

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