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Lewis Hamilton tops opening practice in Abu Dhabi

Lewis Hamilton tops opening practice in Abu Dhabi

Published on 25 Nov 2016 11:34
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By: Dominik Wilde

Lewis Hamilton paced the opening practice for the final Grand Prix of the season in Abu Dhabi.

The reigning champion set a lap time of one minute 42.869 seconds, just under four tenths of a second ahead of title rival and Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg.

Max Verstappen was third fastest for Red Bull, one spot ahead of his team mate Daniel Ricciardo.

Sebastian Vettel was fifth fastest, ahead of Sergio Perez who split the Ferraris.

Carlos Sainz, Felipe Massa, and Marcus Ericsson completed the top 10, with Force India's Alfonso Celis - subbing for Nico Hulkenberg, just outside in 11th.

Romain Grosjean was 12th fastest for Haas, despite again battling brake issues throughout the session. He was ahead of Felipe Nasr in the second Sauber, and Esteban Gutierrez in the other Haas.

Valtteri Bottas had a quiet session in 15th, while the Renaults of Jolyon Palmer and Kevin Magnussen were 16th and 17.

The McLarens of Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button struggled all session, finishing 18th and 20th, with Manor's Pascal Wehrlein splitting them. Button's final first practice session was cut short due to energy recovery problems.

Jordan King and Daniil Kvyat - who was also sidelined early due to a puncture - completed the field.

F1Grand Prix United Arab Emirates - Free practice 1

Yas Marina Circuit - 25 November 2016

Driver

Team

Time

Difference

#
1

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

1:42.869

28
2

Nico Rosberg

Mercedes

1:43.243

+0.374

31
3

Max Verstappen

Red Bull Racing

1:43.297

+0.428

26
4

Daniel Ricciardo

Red Bull Racing

1:43.362

+0.493

27
5

Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari

1:44.005

+1.136

27
6

Sergio Perez

Force India

1:44.155

+1.286

23
7

Kimi Räikkönen

Ferrari

1:44.556

+1.687

27
8

Carlos Sainz jr

Toro Rosso

1:44.685

+1.816

21
9

Felipe Massa

Williams

1:45.039

+2.170

27
10

Marcus Ericsson

Sauber

1:45.168

+2.299

20
11

Alfonso Celis jr

Force India

1:45.476

+2.607

26
12

Romain Grosjean

Haas F1

1:45.600

+2.731

13
13

Felipe Nasr

Sauber

1:45.778

+2.909

17
14

Esteban Gutierrez

Haas F1

1:45.925

+3.056

20
15

Valtteri Bottas

Williams

1:45.940

+3.071

31
16

Jolyon Palmer

Renault

1:46.219

+3.350

33
17

Kevin Magnussen

Renault

1:46.372

+3.503

21
18

Fernando Alonso

McLaren

1:46.379

+3.510

21
19

Pascal Wehrlein

Manor F1

1:46.458

+3.589

29
20

Jenson Button

McLaren

1:47.127

+4.258

10
21

Jordan King

Manor F1

1:47.558

+4.689

27
22

Daniil Kvyat

Toro Rosso

2:01.989

+19.120

4

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Sunday
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