{"id":320665,"date":"2025-12-02T14:22:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T14:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/320665\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T14:22:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T14:22:12","slug":"cian-shields-to-drive-abu-dhabi-fp1-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/320665\/","title":{"rendered":"Cian Shields to drive Abu Dhabi FP1 session"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" object-cover w-full h-full\" width=\"1264\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cian_desktop_hero.jpg\" alt=\"Cian desktop hero\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team has announced that Formula 2 driver Cian Shields will take to the track at Yas Marina Circuit this week, driving Fernando Alonso&#8217;s AMR25 during the Abu Dhabi Free Practice One session.<\/p>\n<p> He will join Aston Martin Aramco Young Driver Jak Crawford, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astonmartinf1.com\/en-GB\/news\/announcement\/jak-crawford-to-drive-abu-dhabi-fp1-and-young-driver-test\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">who was announced last month as driving Lance Stroll&#8217;s AMR25 in the same session<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old British driver, currently competing in his first full season of FIA Formula 2, will make his Formula One debut on Friday 5 December at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>Cian has accumulated over 500km in Formula One TPC machinery this season and has completed extensive development work in the simulator at the AMR Technology Campus in Silverstone.<\/p>\n<p>Cian Shields said: <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to drive in FP1 with Aston Martin Aramco. I&#8217;ve learned so much working with the team this year, both in the simulator and through my TPC testing, and to now be trusted with the AMR25 on a Grand Prix weekend is a huge moment for me. I&#8217;m looking forward to contributing to the programme on Friday and making the most of the experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gerry Hughes, Chief Engineer F1 Evolution, Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team, said: <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Cian has worked closely with our team throughout the year, building mileage in AMR TPC Formula One machinery and deepening his understanding of the AMR25 through a structured simulator programme. His feedback and professionalism have been consistently strong, and he has continued to develop with every opportunity. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This upcoming FP1 session is a fantastic way to round out the year, putting the knowledge and experience he has gained to good use for the team at the final race of the season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I \/ AM DROPS<\/p>\n<p>Amplify your fan experience<\/p>\n<p>From exclusive collabs to once-in-a-lifetime prizes, I \/ AM DROPS is a new series of unique and ultra-limited moments and fan experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for I \/ AM or sign in to unlock.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-default has-icon theme-opal-green text-2sm uppercase\" aria-label=\"I \/ AM DROPS\" href=\"https:\/\/www.astonmartinf1.com\/en-GB\/access-I-AM\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SIGN UP \/ SIGN IN<\/p>\n<p><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" object-cover w-full h-full\" width=\"683\" height=\"512\" data-scroll=\"\" data-scroll-offset=\"-40%\" data-scroll-call=\"toggleLazy, Scroll, main\" data-scroll-lazy=\"https:\/\/assets.astonmartinf1.com\/public\/cms\/3WYRtJnrwQ6ArCGvt5rAGC\/ca05f4e30ff300e192a82882fa4cdf9d\/IAM_Drops_1440x1200.png?&amp;h=512&amp;w=683&amp;fit=thumb\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"I AM DROPS asset for 50:50s 1440x1200\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team has announced that Formula 2 driver Cian Shields will take to the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":320666,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[49,48,578,576,577,82,73989],"class_list":["post-320665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports","tag-the-description"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320665\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/320666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=320665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=320665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}