F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2023 - Friday Practice - As it happened

Here's the full leaderboard from FP2 in Abu Dhabi

Leclerc currently fastest but a few other drivers are improving.

Leclerc, Norris, Verstappen, Bottas, Zhou, Hamilton, Gasly, Piastri, Alonso and Ricciardo.

Less than tenth off Leclerc for Norris.

Leclerc, Bottas, Gasly, Zhou, Piastri, Ricciardo, Norris, Tsunoda, Russell and Albon.

Leclerc goes 0.2s clear of Bottas now at the top of the timesheets.

A 1m25.024s puts him 0.3s clear of Zhou on the softs.

A 1m25.625s for Norris on the mediums, which puts him 0.2s clear of Russell.

Replays show Hulkenberg losing control of his car on the exit of Turn 1, spinning rearwards into the barrier.

Hulkenberg has brushed the barrier. 

A lot of new softs out on track from the midfield runners.

Russell, Ricciardo, Stroll, Magnussen, Verstappen, Piastri, Leclerc, Tsunoda, Bottas, Sargeant, Sainz, Gasly, Zhou, Alonso, Albon, Ocon, Perez, Hulkenberg, Norris and Hamilton.

Still under red flag conditions.

After Sainz's shunt, there was significant damage to the barrier. Repair work is ongoing.

Red Flag

Unfortunately @Carlossainz55 has spun into the wall at Turn 3 #AbuDhabiGP #F1

— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) November 24, 2023

Sainz has crashed at Turn 3.

Russell, Ricciardo, Magnussen, Verstappen, Piastri, Leclerc, Tsunoda, Bottas, Sargeant and Sainz.

A 1m25.906s for Russell now, 0.5s ahead of Magnussen.

Despite missing FP1, Verstappen isn't wasting any time to surge to the top of the order. A 1m26.453s for the three-time world champion.

A 1m27.135s for Bottas on the hard puts him less than a tenth ahead of Hulkenberg. 

The second practice session in Abu Dhabi is underway.

The final Friday practice session of the season is about to get underway.

The likes of Hamilton, Verstappen and Perez will be back in their cars after sitting out FP1 for some rookies to get their chance.