F1 ACADEMY hits the track for in-season testing in Qatar

The 2024 F1 ACADEMY field are back in action this week in Qatar for the third and final in-season test.

Starting on Tuesday, the three days of running give drivers and teams to acquaint themselves with the Lusail International Circuit and get some final running in ahead of the season-ending double-header at the end of the month.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Running from November 12-14, six hours of track time per day are set to take place around the fast and flowing 5.419km track.

The morning sessions across all three days will commence at 09:00 local time (GMT+3) until 12:00. Day 1’s afternoon session will run from 14:00 to 17:00, whilst the second segment will begin and finish an hour earlier on both Days 2 and 3, getting underway from 13:00 to 16:00.

Each car will have access to seven new sets of slick tyres for the duration of the event.

THE FIELD

• Abbi Pulling was the driver to beat during testing in Abu Dhabi, taking the fastest time in each of the six sessions.
• The Alpine driver set the fastest lap around the Yas Marina Circuit during the opening afternoon, clocking in a 1:56.505.
• In total, 2,865 laps were completed across the three days of running.
• Ferrari’s Maya Weug completed the most laps of any driver in Abu Dhabi with 240, whilst her PREMA Racing team completed the most of any team with 687.

KEEP UP TO DATE

You can catch up on all the action with end-of-day reports following the chequered flag across the three days, as well as post-session reactions.