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Max Verstappen has praised Red Bull junior driver Liam Lawson after the young driver took the wheel of his car during Free Practice 1 at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. With several teams taking their final opportunity of the season to run a rookie driver in the session, Lawson was amongst those to hit the Yas Marina Circuit as Friday's action got underway. The New Zealand-born driver put in 22 laps during the hour and recorded the fifth fastest time, one place behind fellow Red Bull driver Sergio Perez. While Verstappen had to watch on from the sidelines as Lawson drove his car, the World Champion was impressed by the job that his stand- in did. Verstappen went on to top the timesheets in FP2 with his RB18. Verstappen praises Lawson "I'm really happy with how that session went, I think the car came together well," Verstappen said after the final practice hour of the day. ...

Toto Wolff has identified Mick Schumacher's "calm and methodical" approach to Formula 1 as a key strength as he joins Mercedes as a third driver. Schumacher lost his seat at Haas just before the end of the 2022 season, and with no other race seat options available in F1 for '23, was forced into looking for a reserve slot. Wolff was open to the idea of Schumacher coming aboard to shadow Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, but said it depended on what the German and his management wanted to do. It was announced shortly before the Mercedes confirmation that Schumacher would be leaving the Ferrari Driver Academy after four seasons, freeing him to sign with the Brackley squad - where his father Michael raced between 2010 and 2012. Viewed by others: Max Verstap...