FP1: Verstappen tops opening practice in Abu Dhabi
F1 Grand Prix, GP Abu Dhabi, Yas Marina Circuit
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen ended up fastest in the opening practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas finished second, just 34 thousands of a second off the pace.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:37.378 | - | 26 |
| 2 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:37.412 | +0.034s | 32 |
| 3 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 1:38.515 | +1.137s | 34 |
| 4 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:38.547 | +1.169s | 25 |
| 5 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:38.744 | +1.366s | 24 |
| 6 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point Bwt Mercedes | 1:38.831 | +1.453s | 25 |
| 7 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point Bwt Mercedes | 1:38.956 | +1.578s | 25 |
| 8 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Alphatauri Honda | 1:39.150 | +1.772s | 27 |
| 9 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alphatauri Honda | 1:39.160 | +1.782s | 30 |
| 10 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:39.199 | +1.821s | 22 |
| 11 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Mclaren Renault | 1:39.330 | +1.952s | 27 |
| 12 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:39.344 | +1.966s | 25 |
| 13 | 4 | Lando Norris | Mclaren Renault | 1:39.352 | +1.974s | 28 |
| 14 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:39.670 | +2.292s | 19 |
| 15 | 88 | Robert Kubica | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:39.905 | +2.527s | 19 |
| 16 | 63 | George Russell | Williams Mercedes | 1:40.446 | +3.068s | 24 |
| 17 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | 1:41.063 | +3.685s | 27 |
| 18 | 50 | Mick Schumacher | Haas Ferrari | 1:41.235 | +3.857s | 23 |
| 19 | 51 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Haas Ferrari | 1:44.069 | +6.691s | 24 |
| 20 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | - | - | 3 |
