Leclerc's double victory? Brothers in the Formula 1 spotlight in Abu Dhabi!

Leclerc's double victory? Brothers in the Formula 1 spotlight in Abu Dhabi!

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the final highlight of the Formula 1 season, raised the tension right from the start. Charles Leclerc set the benchmark with an impressive time of 1:24.321 in the first training session, surpassing Lando Norris and the Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. But the joy of the fastest lap was short-lived because Scuderia Ferrari immediately suffered a severe setback. How krone.at reported that after a battery change, a ten-place grid penalty was announced for Leclerc, which means he will start the race on Sunday from eleventh position.

Family ties in the driver crew

For the first time in Formula 1 history, two brothers, Charles and Arthur Leclerc, competed for the same team in the same session. While Arthur, who grabbed Carlos Sainz's car, finished 18th with a time of 1:26.179, the elder Leclerc eclipsed the competition before the negative news of the penalty arrived. Ferrari now finds itself under pressure in the Constructors' World Championship as they trail McLaren by 21 points heading into the finale, as skysports.com emphasized.

Conditions in Abu Dhabi are traditionally challenging, with the first practice session taking place during the day rather than under the usual evening floodlights. Nevertheless, the teams' attention fell on promising talents. Max Verstappen, the world champion, watched the session from the sidelines while new drivers such as Isack Hadjar and Luke Browning gained valuable experience. Although many regular drivers took a break, Leclerc made a decisive impact and cemented his place in anticipation of a dramatic race on Sunday.