Ayumu Iwasa in FP1 in Austria with Racing Bulls. Here are all the rookies

The ‘encore’ of some rookies In the last GP in Barcelona, ​​no fewer than seven rookies were seen on the track during FP1, the only session which, by regulation, requires all teams to field a rookie in place of the official driver (who will have to give up his car at least twice during the championship). The first free practice session of the Austrian GP will take place tomorrow, and in some cases we will see drivers who had already participated in the FP1 in Barcelona. Two FP1s, two teams One of these, together with Beganovic and Browning (in Ferrari and Williams respectively) will be the Japanese Ayumu Iwasa. Unlike the test in Spain, where the reigning Super Formula champion replaced Isack Hadjar in Red Bull, the 24-year-old will replace Liam Lawson at the wheel of Racing Bulls. Furthermore, Iwasa will be the second Japanese among the rookies in FP1, with Haas having announced Ryo Hirakawa in place of Esteban Ocon. This is therefore the complete list of rookies present in the FP1 of the 2026 Austrian GP: ROOKIETEAMIN REPLACEMENT FOR DIAyumu IwasaRacing BullsLiam LawsonDino BeganovicFerrariCharles LeclercLuke BrowningWilliamsCarlos SainzJak CrawfordAston MartinLance StrollRyo HirakawaHaasEsteban OconPaul AronAudiGabriel Bortoleto

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2026-06-25 22:03:00