Jack doohan will replace Fernando Alonso and Robert Shwartzman will do the same with Carlos Sainz in the first free practice session Abu Dhabi Grand Prix of Formula 1 of this weekend.
The reason? The new regulation established by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) this season indicates that each team must line up young pilots on at least two occasions during free sessions.
If at the Mexican Grand Prix it was Esteban Ocon the one who gave up his seat, just like charles leclerc in the United States GP, now it will be the turn of the Spanish pilots in the last test of the year.
Like Alpine Y Ferrari, the vast majority of teams on the grid should do the same. In Red BullLiam Lawson will replace Max Verstappen. Patricio O’Ward will do the same with Lando Norris in McLaren. Felipe Drugovich will get on the Aston Martin by Lance Stroll.
Guanyu Zhou will give up his seat to Theo Pourchaire in alfa romeo like Nicholas Latifi to Logan Sargeant in williams and Mick Schumacher to Pietro Fittipaldi in Haas. The only question is who will replace Yuki Tsunoda in AlphaTauri.