Arthur Leclerc to join brother Charles at Ferrari for Abu Dhabi FP1

ferrari has announced its growth driver arthur leclerc will replace carlos saenz Formed a unique line-up with his older brother Charles, during the first free practice at the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

As part of F1’s requirement to field a rookie driver in two FP1 sessions, Ferrari has opted to hand Sainz’s Ferrari SF-24 to the younger of the two Leclerc brothers at the Yas Marina Circuit.

Like his brother before him, Leclerc came up through the ranks as part of the Ferrari academy. After moderately successful campaigns in F3 and F2, the 24-year-old stepped back from single-seater racing this year, and focused on supporting the F1 team as a development driver in its Maranello simulator.

He has also tested two for Ferrari this year; one in Barcelona in January on the orders of Pirelli, and an FIA test in Fiorano in May to test the ultimately unsuccessful spray guard prototype.

Leclerc also competed in the European Le Mans Series, won an LMP2 race for Panis Racing by TDS, and won the Italian GT Championship in a Ferrari 296GT with the former F1 racer. giancarlo fisichella And Tommaso Mosca.

They will be the first brothers to share a track in a Grand Prix season since Michael and Ralf Schumacher, who raced against each other for 10 consecutive seasons between 1997 and 2006.

Ferrari is bidding farewell to Sainz this weekend, with the Spaniard joining his new team Williams He heads into Tuesday’s post-season test after four seasons at the Scuderia, which have yielded four wins and six pole positions.

The team that will welcome the seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton Next year, there’s still a chance to dethrone mclaren In the Constructors’ Championship, the Papaya team leads the 2024 season with a lead of 21 points.