{"id":299979,"date":"2023-11-20T20:24:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T20:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=299979"},"modified":"2023-11-20T20:24:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T20:24:01","slug":"lewis-hamilton-replacement-announced-with-star-to-miss-abu-dhabi-gp-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/racing\/f1\/lewis-hamilton-replacement-announced-with-star-to-miss-abu-dhabi-gp-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton replacement announced with star to miss Abu Dhabi GP session"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Lewis Hamilton commits to Mercedes until 2025<\/h3>\n<p>Mercedes have confirmed that Lewis Hamilton will not take to the track for Free Practice 1 in Abu Dhabi, as the Silver Arrows&#8217; development driver Frederik Vesti instead will be in the cockpit. In the final race of the season, Mercedes have been forced into sitting Hamilton out in the United Arab Emirates to benefit one of the younger drivers.<\/p>\n<p>As part of Formula 1&#8217;s young driver programme, each team must field a driver with less than two Grand Prix races twice a season and Vesti has been given his chance after Hamilton&#8217;s fate was confirmed at the Las Vegas GP last time out.<\/p>\n<p>The Brit will finish third in the Drivers&#8217; Championship behind Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez, before handing the reigns to his W14 over to Vesti at the Yas Marina Circuit on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old Dane also competed at last year&#8217;s Abu Dhabi GP and was in action a few weeks ago, taking over for George Russell at the Mexico City GP.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> JUST IN <\/strong> <strong>F1 drivers back up Carlos Sainz&#8217;s angry rant after Lewis Hamilton incident[REACTION] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/73\/590x\/secondary\/Lewis-Hamilton-Abu-Dhabi-GP-5076155.jpg?r=1700510930017\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDriving in FP1 in Abu Dhabi is another step in my career,&#8221; Vesti said. &#8220;Getting my first experience of an official session on an F1 weekend in Mexico was a big moment. I learnt so much, and it was great being able to support the team and work with Lewis and George. I\u2019m looking forward to building on that experience at Yas Marina.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive F1 news<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s a track I know well and that will no doubt make it easier to get up to speed in the one hour of practice. I\u2019m extremely excited to get back behind-the-wheel of the W14 for FP1 and then the post-season test. Once again, I want to say a big thank you to the team for giving me this opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Formula 1 being sued as Lando Norris taken to hospital after crash[RECAP] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Lewis Hamilton wanted Las Vegas GP &#8216;stopped&#8217; in angry Mercedes radio message[SPOTTED] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Wolff sets drastic targets for Hamilton and Russell as Mercedes left worried[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/73\/590x\/secondary\/Frederik-Vesti-Lewis-Hamilton-Abu-Dhabi-5076166.jpg?r=1700510930064\"><\/p>\n<p>Vesti is currently second in the F2 Championship and still in contention for the title with one round to go, will combine his duties with replacing Hamilton in FP1.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Shovlin, Mercedes trackside engineering director, added: \u201cFred acquitted himself well during his first FP1 session in Mexico City, running through the programme smoothly and helping us begin the weekend in a positive manner.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We look forward to having him back in the car for Abu Dhabi. 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He has shown he has the maturity and confidence to handle this though, and I am sure he will get the most out of it across the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/175x108\/1692868050710.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/115x50\/1692867979615.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/115x50\/1692867979615.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Watch all the live F1 action on NOW TV for just \u00a312 for a day.<\/p>\n<p>You can enjoy\u00a0Premier League, Sky Bet EFL and more thanks to Now&#8217;s Sports membership.<\/p>\n<p>You can also subscribe for a month that costs \u00a326 a month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/f1-autosport\/1837130\/Lewis-Hamilton-replacement-Abu-Dhabi-GP-Mercedes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lewis Hamilton commits to Mercedes until 2025 Mercedes have confirmed that Lewis Hamilton will not take to the track for <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299978,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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