Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari SF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 23, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu
Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari SF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 23…

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

Follow the final F1 race of the season at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix here with the Crash.net live blog. 

24 Nov 2023
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 23, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit,
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd…

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 23, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit,
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, Rd 23, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina
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

Three teams have new parts...

Valtteri Bottas (FIN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team C43. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 22, Las Vegas Grand Prix, Las Vegas,
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 at a team photograph. Formula 1 World
(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 Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico City,
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...

(L to R): Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) AlphaTauri with Yuki Tsunoda (JPN) AlphaTauri. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 23, Abu
(L to R): Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) AlphaTauri with Yuki Tsunoda (JPN)…