09:35
Charles Leclerc won't be joining his brother on track any time soon as his Ferrari is up on the stands and his mechanics are having a look at the hybrid system.
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2024 F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Friday practice - LIVE!
Live text coverage of Friday practice at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
The final round of the 2024 Formula 1 season begins on Friday with the last practice day of the campaign at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
While the drivers' championship has been wrapped up in favour of Max Verstappen, the fight for top billing in the constructors' standings is the main focus.
McLaren and Ferrari are split by just 21 points heading into the finale, with the latter able to force a title showdown last time out in Qatar.
Abu Dhabi marks the last race for Lewis Hamilton with Mercedes ahead of his switch to Ferrari in 2025, while a new face in the form of Jack Doohan makes his debut with Alpine this weekend.
The deepening rift between Max Verstappen and George Russell following the Qatar GP has dominated headlines so far this weekend, and could spill onto the race track should the pair be anywhere near each other in the race on Sunday.
FP2 begins at 1pm GMT.
06 Dec 2024
09:33
Kevin Magnussen puts the first time on the board for Haas with a 1m27.766s.
09:31
FP1 goes Green
The pitlane has opened for the first hour-long practice this weekend. Alonso leads the field out.
09:28
This FP1 session will take on a slightly different look as seven new faces will take to the Yas Marina circuit this morning.
Jack Doohan makes his race debut with Alpine in place of Esteban Ocon, but has done two FP1s already in 2024.
Ryo Hirakawa, the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans winner with Toyota, drives for McLaren in place of Oscar Piastri.
Artur Leclerc will join his brother Charles at Ferrari in FP1.
Isack Hadjar gets his second FP1 of the year at Red Bull in place of Max Verstappen.
Felipe Drugovich stands in to Aston Martin for FP1, while Ayumu Iwasa takes Yuki Tsunoda's spot at RB.
Britain's Luke Browning gets his first F1 outing this morning at Williams in place of Alex Albon.
09:24
Abu Dhabi GP - Practice
Good morning and welcome to coverage of the final round of the 2024 Formula 1 season.
FP1 is just five minutes away in Abu Dhabi.
