F1's final act of 2016

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The final track running of the 2016 F1 season took place today in Abu Dhabi, with Pirelli testing its 2017 tyres on mule cars at the Yas Marina Circuit. Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull were all in action, as Pirelli looks to finalise the compounds for its wider tyres over the winter. The next F1 test will be in Barcelona on February 27, with pre-season kicking off in less than 13 weeks.

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.