and are amongst 5 groups who will utilise this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix for one in every of their obligatory rookie spots in follow.
Beneath present F1 rules, groups should run rookies (drivers with two or much less grand prix appearances to their identify) twice in every of their vehicles over the course of the 2025 season.
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The Bahrain Worldwide Circuit, used for pre-season testing, junior formulation and never internet hosting a dash weekend, is being utilised this weekend by half the grid for rookie FP1 appearances on Friday.
George Russell and Charles Leclerc will miss FP1 on Friday in Bahrain (Getty Photographs)
will sit out first follow on Friday for Mercedes rather than Danish teenager Frederik Vesti, whereas Charles Leclerc will step out of the Ferrari SF-25 for Dino Beganovic.
Russell’s teammate Kimi Antonelli doesn’t want to surrender any follow classes this season because of being a rookie himself. The identical goes for Isack Hadjar, Gabriel Bortoleto and Jack Doohan.
, the 2022 F2 champion, will take over from Fernando Alonso for Aston Martin whereas British 23-year-old Luke Browning will drive for Williams in Carlos Sainz’s automobile.
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Browning, who’s racing in F2 this weekend as properly, accomplished a check in Williams’s 2023 F1 automobile in Monza final weekend.
“Being given one other alternative to drive in a free follow session with Williams is a dream come true, and I am getting increasingly confidence every time I drive the automobile,” mentioned Browning, who featured in FP1 in Abu Dhabi final 12 months and the post-season younger drivers’ check.
British 23-year-old Luke Browning will drive Carlos Sainz’s automobile in follow for Williams (Getty Photographs)
“My fundamental intention for FP1 is to get extra snug with the procedures and atmosphere that include Components 1, and to construct on my expertise from Abu Dhabi final December. I’m excited to really feel the development from the FW46 to the FW47.”
The final FP1 rookie look, a minimum of introduced to this point, comes at Haas with Ryo Hirakawa changing Ollie Bearman.
The Bahrain Grand Prix takes place on Sunday at 4pm (BST).
