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Leclerc turns down Haas FP1 opportunity in Abu Dhabi

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend timetable has not been kind to Charles Leclerc, forcing him to choose between vying for the 2016 GP3 Series title or an FP1 session with Haas at the season finale. Leclerc wrote on Twitter, 'A really hard decision to make but I won't be driving in Abu Dhabi during the Free Practice 1 with Haas F1 Team because of the timetable.' 'I want to be 100% focus on my GP3 title. Doing the FP1 would have mean, I had to jump from the F1 straight into GP3's qualifying,' added the 18 year old. The driver from Monaco was to replace Esteban Gutierrez for a fifth FP1 session, this time at the Yas Marina Circuit. But Leclerc heads to the GP3 season finale with a 27 point...
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