Ocon tops F1’s Abu Dhabi post-season test as Russell crashes

Abu Dhabi’s one-day test is a combined exercise to hand Pirelli extra tyre data while also providing a chance to rookie drivers to gather valuable miles. All teams ran two cars, one for each assignment.

Russell caused the most notable incident by crashing in Turn 6 four hours into the session after a suspected technical failure punted the Mercedes driver into the barriers.

The incident, which caused significant damage to the W14’s front-right…