Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) crashed into the retaining wall after losing control of the car at the start of the second free practice session of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The collision caused a red flag that lasted 27 minutes in order to remove the Ferrari from the track. Sainz was able to leave and return to the Ferrari box on his own feet.
The man from Madrid lost control of his car in turn three of the Yas Marina circuit, at 260 kilometers per hour, according to him, due to the dirty air of the car in front of him and a pothole on the track, which caused the driver to Spaniard lost control and spun towards the protections.
The accident occurred when barely eight minutes had passed into the second session, causing a red flag that lasted for 27 minutes on the circuit. This affected the drivers, who saw a reduction in the number of total laps they could do in this second free practice session, to which Sainz did not return.
There were 25 minutes left to ride, enough to test several race situations, but Hulkenberg also lost the car, this time 22 minutes after the end of the session, and the car slightly hit the wall, causing the car to stop. , forcing the stewards to raise a red flag again that would last until fifteen minutes remained.
All the drivers wanted to be on the track and, at times, the entire grid, except Sainz and Hulkenberg, was riding on Yas Marina, because the majority had not tested their car, since in the first free practice they had left their seats to the rookies. ‘ or the team’s reserve drivers.
Charles Leclerc led the second training session with a time of 1 minute 24 seconds and 809 thousandths that no one was able to lower, not even Verstappen, who came third in his last attempt, behind Lando Norris. Fernando Alonso came eleventh with a time of 1 minute 25 seconds and 397 thousandths.