Arthur Leclerc joins brother Charles for FP1 ahead of Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with Ferrari

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc will once again be joined by younger brother Arthur in Free Practice 1 for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, taking the seat of Lewis Hamilton for the one-hour session.

The Leclerc siblings made Formula 1 history 12 months ago in the same session, which marked the first time two brothers competed together as team mates.

Arthur Leclerc will take over Hamilton's SF-25 and fulfil Ferrari's final mandated rookie driver session this year, with Dino Beganovic and Antonio Fuoco having previously driven for the team in FP1 sessions this year.

"Charles and I are very happy to be driving again together in FP1. It’s very exciting to be in a car on the other side of the garage from him," said Arthur.

"From a technical point of view, driving the car on track is always useful for us drivers who mainly support the team with our work in the simulator back in Maranello. It helps us to give better feedback to the engineers."

The younger Leclerc finished P18 in FP1 last year before taking part in the young driver test after the Grand Prix weekend.

Previously, the 25-year-old raced in F2 in 2023 before spending the last two seasons as a Development Driver for Ferrari, while also racing in sports cars this term.

"In terms of physical preparation, I’ve worked mainly on my neck, which is where you most feel the G forces, and I also did a lot of cardio work," he said.

"On the technical side, obviously I worked a lot in the simulator to be as well prepared as possible.

"My job will be to provide useful feedback on what we are testing and gather as much data as possible to improve the correlation between the performance on track and the results we see in the Maranello simulator."