“It’s an honour to be driving a Williams F1 automobile for the primary time in Abu Dhabi,” mentioned Browning. “To have the prospect to not solely participate within the Younger Driver Check but additionally Free Follow is extremely particular.
“An enormous thanks to everybody at Williams Racing for supporting my growth as a part of the Williams Racing Driver Academy and entrusting me with the FW46. I’ll be working laborious to arrange and profit from the chance.”
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Sven Smeets, Sporting Director at Williams, mentioned: “Luke has had a formidable Method 3 season and has taken the transition to Method 2 in his stride, performing effectively from his first outing in Baku.
“All through this yr, he has made necessary contributions to the group by means of his growth work and has demonstrated fast progress in his understanding, maturity, and race craft. We are actually wanting ahead to giving Luke the chance to drive the FW46 in Abu Dhabi as the following step in his growth as a Williams Racing Academy driver.”
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend will happen from December 6-8, whereas the end-of-season check takes place on the identical circuit two days later, on December 10.