Hülkenberg was pleased with his ability to cope with the physically demanding task of driving VF-22 after completing 110 laps of the Yas Marina Circuit.
He has raced for Haas before in the last two races of the 2020 season, which saw Roman Grosjean miraculously survive a fireball crash.
The Haas F1 team terminated both the title sponsorship deal with Uralkali as well as the driver contract of Nikita Mazepin recently.
Haas F1 team driver Nikita Mazepin's future in the sport is uncertain due to sanctions being imposed on his native country of Russia.
Reserve driver Pietro Fittipaldi is in Abu Dhabi, but the Brazilian is ineligible to stand in because he hasn't participated in at least one session this weekend.