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

Last Updated: 24 Nov 2023 - 14:16

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

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14:16
That's a wrap

Keep across Crash.net for the latest reaction to practice in Abu Dhabi...

14:14
Full order
14:01
Final order

Leclerc, Norris, Verstappen, Bottas, Perez, RUssell, Zhou, Hamilton, Gasly and Piastri.

14:00
Chequered flag

Leclerc currently fastest but a few other drivers are improving.

13:58
Current order

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

13:54
Norris slots into second

Less than tenth off Leclerc for Norris.

13:50
Current top 10

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

13:49
Leclerc on top

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

13:48
Bottas goes fastest

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

13:47
Norris goes quickest

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

13:44
FP2 back underway

Second practice is back underway in Abu Dhabi.

A mix of soft and medium tyres...

13:39
Hulkenberg

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

13:37
Red flag again

Hulkenberg has brushed the barrier. 

13:36
FP2 back underway

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

13:29
News from the FIA

The session will restart at 1:35pm UK time.

13:27
Current order

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.

13:22
A lengthy delay

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

13:10
13:09
Red flag

Sainz has crashed at Turn 3.

13:08
Current order

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

13:05
Russell goes clear

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

13:04
Verstappen wastes no time

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.

13:03
First times on the board

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

13:00
FP2 is underway

The second practice session in Abu Dhabi is underway.

12:53
Not long to go now

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.