Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi of F1 2018: Results of the free practice

Today the sessions of free practice 1 and 2 of the Abu Dhabi GP of F1 2018 . And more than the action on the track and the results we have seen in these tests where all teams have been very focused on preparing the setup for the weekend and testing tires, and even parts for 2019 as the front wing that has tried Ferrari without those boxes of the top ... we have also seen the confirmations of many great news for the next season. A part, you know it is a special GP not only to end the season, also because it is the "last" Fernando Alonso ...

One of the first things we have known is that Carlos Sainz has made a small tribute to his idol, with a special helmet with the flag of Spain in bright color and the number 14 of Alonso engraved on the side. This helmet will be given to Fernando at the end of the GP on Sunday, and will also go to the Museum of Asturias along with the MCL33 with the special decoration that Alonso will use this weekend. Recall also, that after the Abu Dhabi GP, Fernando Alonso is going to make a car exchange with Jimmie Johnson, the 7-time NASCAR champion and legend in North America. Yes, Alonso will test the NASCAR car ...

We will be attentive to all that and also to the possible surprises that the McLaren team has experienced to dismiss the Spanish driver and also those that have prepared Liberty Media . No doubt it will be very emotional and surely we will see some tears that another. By the way, also related to the McLaren team are the news that confirms that James Key will be the new technical director since 2019, great news and I hope that its short-term fruits making a better MCL34, by the way, car that Zak has said that Fernando Alonso could try to help them in the development because of their experience. Will we see Alonso in some free practice next year? It would be nice.

Regarding performance, Red Bull he's doing an incredible end-of-season development , they always go from less to more and have shown their potential in recent races. Here also they have been up in the free, although it is expected that Ferrari and Mercedes with the engine maps for classification are ahead tomorrow, although Sunday could be something else and that the energy drinks team fight for the victory.Complicated this circuit for the benefits of the Spanish pilots ... By the way, and before saying goodbye for today, say that it has also been officially confirmed that Stoffel Vandoorne , besides running in Formula E, will be simulator driver of the Mercedes team, and Esteban Ocon will be the reserve driver or 3rd driver of the Mercedes team . Therefore, these two talents will continue in some way linked to F1, although not in cars driving next year ...