ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX - FREE PRACTICE #1
The last race weekend of the season has gotten underway in Abu Dhabi and it was Lewis Hamilton that took hold of the top spot in the first practice session, leading the way with a 1:42.869. Nico Rosberg was close behind with a 1:43.243. Verstappen, Ricciardo and Vettel completed the top 5.
Force India had Alfonso Celis Jr. replacing Nico Hulkenberg for the session while at Manor, Jordan King filled in for Esteban Ocon. Ocon replaces Hulkenberg at Force India in 2017 when Hulkenberg heads to Renault to partner Jolyon Palmer.
Multiple drivers dealt with huge spins during the session. Including; Massa, King and and Kvyat. Kvyat's spin however, was caused by a puncture and was not the only puncture he had during Friday's sessions.
Jenson Button suffered from an ERS issue and missed most of the session but still finished in 20th with a time of 1:47.127, Team-mate, Fernando Alonso, finished in 18th with a 1:46.379.
Improvements in Sauber's pace as Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr finished the session inside the top 15 with Ericsson in 10th with a 1:45.168 and Nasr in 13th with a 1:45.778.
TIMES:
1. Lewis Hamilton - 1:42.869 / Mercedes-Mercedes
2. Nico Rosberg - 1:43.243 / Mercedes-Mercedes
3. Max Verstappen - 1:43.297 / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER
4. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:43.362 / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER
5. Sebastian Vettel - 1:44.005 / Ferrari-Ferrari
6. Sergio Perez - 1:44.155 / Force India-Mercedes
7. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:44.556 / Ferrari-Ferrari
8. Carlos Sainz - 1:44.685 / Toro Rosso-Ferrari
9. Felipe Massa - 1:45.039 / Williams-Mercedes
10. Marcus Ericsson - 1:45.168 / Sauber-Ferrari
11. Alfonso Celis Jr. - 1:45.476 / Force India-Mercedes*
12. Romain Grosjean - 1:45.600 / Haas-Ferrari
13. Felipe Nasr - 1:45.778 / Sauber-Ferrari
14. Esteban Gutierrez - 1:45.925 / Haas-Ferrari
15. Valtteri Bottas - 1:45.940 / Williams-Mercedes
16. Jolyon Palmer - 1:46.219 / Renault-Renault
17. Kevin Magnussen - 1:46.372 / Renault-Renault
18. Fernando Alonso - 1:46.379 / McLaren-Honda
19. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:46.458 / Manor-Mercedes
20. Jenson Button - 1:47.127 / McLaren-Honda
21. Jordan King - 1:47.558 / Manor-Mercedes*
22. Daniil Kvyat - 2:01.989 / Toro Rosso-Ferrari
* - Driving in FP1 only
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Force India had Alfonso Celis Jr. replacing Nico Hulkenberg for the session while at Manor, Jordan King filled in for Esteban Ocon. Ocon replaces Hulkenberg at Force India in 2017 when Hulkenberg heads to Renault to partner Jolyon Palmer.
Multiple drivers dealt with huge spins during the session. Including; Massa, King and and Kvyat. Kvyat's spin however, was caused by a puncture and was not the only puncture he had during Friday's sessions.
Jenson Button suffered from an ERS issue and missed most of the session but still finished in 20th with a time of 1:47.127, Team-mate, Fernando Alonso, finished in 18th with a 1:46.379.
Improvements in Sauber's pace as Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr finished the session inside the top 15 with Ericsson in 10th with a 1:45.168 and Nasr in 13th with a 1:45.778.
TIMES:
1. Lewis Hamilton - 1:42.869 / Mercedes-Mercedes
2. Nico Rosberg - 1:43.243 / Mercedes-Mercedes
3. Max Verstappen - 1:43.297 / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER
4. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:43.362 / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER
5. Sebastian Vettel - 1:44.005 / Ferrari-Ferrari
6. Sergio Perez - 1:44.155 / Force India-Mercedes
7. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:44.556 / Ferrari-Ferrari
8. Carlos Sainz - 1:44.685 / Toro Rosso-Ferrari
9. Felipe Massa - 1:45.039 / Williams-Mercedes
10. Marcus Ericsson - 1:45.168 / Sauber-Ferrari
11. Alfonso Celis Jr. - 1:45.476 / Force India-Mercedes*
12. Romain Grosjean - 1:45.600 / Haas-Ferrari
13. Felipe Nasr - 1:45.778 / Sauber-Ferrari
14. Esteban Gutierrez - 1:45.925 / Haas-Ferrari
15. Valtteri Bottas - 1:45.940 / Williams-Mercedes
16. Jolyon Palmer - 1:46.219 / Renault-Renault
17. Kevin Magnussen - 1:46.372 / Renault-Renault
18. Fernando Alonso - 1:46.379 / McLaren-Honda
19. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:46.458 / Manor-Mercedes
20. Jenson Button - 1:47.127 / McLaren-Honda
21. Jordan King - 1:47.558 / Manor-Mercedes*
22. Daniil Kvyat - 2:01.989 / Toro Rosso-Ferrari
* - Driving in FP1 only
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Article Written By: Amy Hawk
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