12:34
What happened in FP1?
Read our report from first practice as George Russell set the pace...
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd…
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F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2023 - Friday Practice - As it happened
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24 Nov 2023
10:30
Chequered flag
Russell fastest ahead of Drugovich, Ricciardo, Bottas and Stroll.
10:21
Ten minutes to go
Russell, Drugovich, Bottas, Ricciardo, Piastri, Shwartzman, Gasly, Tsunoda, Sargeant and Vesti.
10:19
Bottas moves into second
A 1m26.453s for Bottas in the Alfa Romeo, 0.3s off. Ricciardo slots into third.
10:17
Red Bulls on the move
Dennis, who is the reigning Formula E champion, moves into tenth on the softs.
10:12
Piastri into second
Piastri moves to within 0.5s of Russell's top time.
10:10
Current order
Russell, Gasly, Vesti, Tsunoda, Sargeant, Piastri, O'Ward, Stroll, Ricciardo and Drugovich.
10:02
Doohan not happy
"Almost had the biggest accident of my life!"
Replays show him nearly crashing into the back of Sargeant.
10:00
Sargeant into second
Making the most of the softs, Sargeant slots into second, 0.6s behind Russell.
Piastri moves into the top three as well, 0.7s off the pace.
09:59
Fastest in FP1 so far
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd…
09:53
Current top 10
Russell, Tsunoda, Ricciardo, Bottas, Sainz, Gasly, Sargeant, O'Ward, Vesti and Drugovich.
09:47
Russell improves
A 1m26.313s for Russell now on the mediums, putting him 1.0s clear of Tsunoda.
09:44
O'Ward
A tidy first lap from O'Ward to put his McLaren into tenth - the IndyCar driver is replacing Norris in FP1.
09:41
Rookies in FP1
Oliver Bearman (GBR) Haas VF-23 Test Driver. Formula 1 World Championship,…
09:38
Current top 10
Russell, Sainz, O'Sullivan, Sargeant, Ricciardo, Bearman, Magnussen, Tsunoda, Vesti and Stroll.
09:35
Russell lowers the benchmark
A 1m27.673s for Russell puts him 1.7s clear of Magnussen.
Sainz now slots into second behind Russell, 0.7s down albeit on the softs.
09:33
A busy start to FP1
Only the two McLarens and Sargeant are currently in the pit lane.
Stroll has already stormed to the top of the timesheets with a 1m31.035s, running on the yellow-marked medium tyres.
09:30
FP1 is underway
60 minutes of running at the Yas Marina Circuit is now underway in Abu Dhabi.
There's 10 rookies in action.
09:19
A look at the upgrades introduced in Abu Dhabi
Valtteri Bottas (FIN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team C43. Formula 1 World Championship…
09:13
How to watch the Abu Dhabi GP?
Full TV information and timings for this weekend's event
(L to R): Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari and Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari…
09:11
Ten rookies in FP1
A revised grid of drivers for FP1 as teams are forced to run two rookie drivers during the year
Oliver Bearman (GBR) Haas F1 Team Test Driver. Formula 1 World…
09:09
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09:08
Welcome!
Hello and welcome to the final F1 race weekend of the season.
It's nearly time for FP1 at the Yas Marina Circuit...
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