ABU DHABI -- Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen led the way on the opening morning Abu Dhabi's test schedule as Fernando Alonso hit the wall with his McLaren.
In a test headlined by the return of Robert Kubica with Williams, Raikkonen led the way in the red Ferrari, setting a 1:37.763 to lead by the mid-way point. The test is to assess Pirelli's 2018 range of tyres.
A red flag in the morning was prompted by Alonso hitting the wall at Turn 19, damaging his front wing and delaying his running in the morning. The Spaniard returned to the circuit after the team's lunch break in what will be his final day of driving a Honda-powered McLaren before the team's switch to Renault in 2018.