McLaren's shot at disrupting Red Bull
McLaren was fastest in Friday practice in Abu Dhabi but Red Bull looks as ominous as ever for the race - unless McLaren can get in front at the start, reckons Mark Hughes
The McLarens head the Abu Dhabi timing sheets after Friday, Lewis Hamilton marginally ahead of Jenson Button.
There is no doubt that McLaren will be strong, but as ever the true picture is muddied by fuel loads.
Share Or Save This Story
More from Mark Hughes
How good was Surtees?
The top 10 F1 drivers of 2013
The title fight that turned on tyre failures
GP report: Formula 1's subdued farewell
Form guide: it's Vettel vs Rosberg if it rains
GP report: a waste of a beautiful track
Form guide: only Webber can stop Vettel
Mark Hughes' GP report: Vettel reaches a new level
Latest news
The Gen3 Evo upgrades that are a “gamechanger” for Formula E drivers
Hulkenberg to join Sauber in 2025 ahead of Audi F1 entry
Hulkenberg set for Audi switch after Haas departure revealed
MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix: Start time, how to watch and more
Autosport Plus
The F1 hero to zero dividing line that has never been so thin
How Stroll and Magnussen revealed the scale of F1’s racing and rules problems
Did F1's new sprint format work?
Chinese Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2024
Subscribe and access Autosport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.