Charles Leclerc
Charles Leclerc

How Friday practice for the F1 Abu Dhabi GP unfolded

  • FP2 takes place at 1pm.

The final F1 weekend of the 2022 season is here with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

It's going to be an emotional weekend as F1 says goodbye to Sebastian Vettel, while Daniel Ricciardo, Mick Schumacher and Nicholas Latifi also bow out of the sport (for now at least).

Follow all the action from the Yas Marina Circuit here.

13:05

Leclerc smashes Bottas' benchmark by 1.6s to take top spot.

Ocon, Verstappen and Perez slot into the top four ahead of Bottas.

13:04
Ricciardo team radio

"I nearly lost it at Turn 3."

13:03

Bottas goes 0.4s clear on the hards for Alfa Romeo.

13:03

Vettel gets to work quickly and sets a 1m28.120s, 1.7s ahead of Zhou.

13:02

The Yas Marina Circuit looks stunning as the sun continues to set.

13:01

A busy track already with just Perez, Albon, Hamilton and Russell remaining in the pit lane.

13:00
FP2 is now underway

Green light in the pit lane. FP2 is go!

12:58
More FP1 shots

Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari F1-75. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 22, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu
Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari F1-75. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 22,…

12:54
FP1 shots

Pato O'Ward (MEX) McLaren MCL36 Test Driver. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 22, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina
Pato O'Ward (MEX) McLaren MCL36 Test Driver. Formula 1 World Championship,…

12:49
10 minutes to go

Until FP2 will get underway. 

A more representative session given the conditions and all of the full-time drivers will be back.

12:34
Ricciardo looks set for Red Bull return

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Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) McLaren MCL36. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 22, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) McLaren MCL36. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 22,…

12:32
We're back

FP2 gets underway in just under 30 minutes. 

11:04
FP1 results

Full order here...

Pietro Fittipaldi (BRA) Haas VF-22 Reserve Driver. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 22, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina
Pietro Fittipaldi (BRA) Haas VF-22 Reserve Driver. Formula 1 World…

10:59
FP1 is over!

Hamilton on top ahead of Russell, Leclerc, Perez, Lawson, Vettel, Shwartzman, Ricciardo, Bottas and Albon.

10:57

Into the final three minutes.

10:55

Shwartzman moves up to seventh in the Ferrari ahead of Ricciardo.

10:54

Ricciardo moves up to seventh - tidy lap.

10:53

O'Ward and Ricciardo are on fast laps now. They're currently down in 17th and 20th.

10:50
Top 10 with 10 minutes to go

Hamilton, Russell, Leclerc, Perez, Lawson, Vettel, Shwartzman, Bottas, Albon and Gasly.

10:49

Lawson slots into fifth, just 0.2s off Perez in the other Red Bull.

10:46

Russell makes it a Mercedes 1-2, 0.2s off Hamilton.

10:45

Hamilton takes to the top now with a 1m26.633s, 0.2s ahead of Leclerc.

10:42

Kubica moves up to seventh in the other Alfa Romeo, 0.4s off Bottas.

10:41

Leclerc now takes to the top for Ferrari with a 1m26.888s.

10:40
Top 10 with 20 minutes to go

Perez, Bottas, Albon, Ocon, Leclerc, Tsunoda, Sargeant, Magnussen, Fittipaldi and Hamilton.

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