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What happened in FP3?
Read our report from final practice...
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 23, Abu Dhabi Grand…
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F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2023 - Qualifying - As it happened
25 Nov 2023
11:31
Top 10
Russell, Norris, Piastri, Albon, Leclerc, Verstappen, Ocon, Sargeant, Tsunoda and Zhou.
11:30
Chequered flag
Perez improves to 11th overall for Red Bull.
11:29
Verstappen improves
But it's only sixth for the three-time world champion, 0.7s off the pace.
11:24
Verstappen struggling
Another messy moment from Verstappen as he backs out from his lap.
He's not happy with the setup of his car.
11:20
Into the final ten minutes
Russell, Norris, Piastri, Albon, Ocon, Sargeant, Zhou, Gasly, Alonso and Verstappen.
11:17
Norris into second
Even though he made a mistake at the final corner, he's just 0.095s off Russell's benchmark.
11:15
Russell improves again
Russell is in great form in FP3! He's extended his advantage by a further 0.4s to move 0.5s clear of Albon now.
11:12
Albon up to second now
Williams see their cars go second and fourth, mixing it with the two Alpines.
11:11
Alpines on the move
Ocon and Gasly move into second and third, within a few tenths of Russell's top time.
11:08
No major changes to the order
Russell, Verstappen, Piastri, Perez, Stroll, Alonso, Norris, Ocon, Albon and Tsunoda is the current top 10.
11:00
Piastri the next to improve
He goes third-fastest in the McLaren, 0.5s off the pace of RUssell.
10:56
Verstappen improves
He goes second but only manages the second-fastest time, 0.5s off.
10:52
Russell is cooking
He improves again, this time to a 1m24.829s to move 0.5s ahead of Perez.
10:52
Current order after 20 minutes
Russell, Perez, Stroll, Alonso, Verstappen, Piastri, Albon, Norris, Hamilton and Sargeant.
10:48
Verstappen radio
"Quite a loose rear. Sliding a lot."
10:46
Good lap from Russell
A 1m25.163s for Russell, which puts him 0.2s clear of Perez.
10:44
Top 10
Perez, Norris, Stroll, Hamilton, Alonso, Gasly, Hulkenberg, Sainz, Ocon and Leclerc.
10:41
Hamilton improves
He slots into second, 0.5s off Perez's early benchmark.
Gasly completes the top three, 0.9s off the pace.
10:39
Perez gets to work
A 1m25.417s, 1.1s ahead of Sainz.
10:36
Sainz goes fastest
A 1m26.609s for Sainz, puts him less than a tenth ahead of Hamilton.
Hulkenberg and Perez are now out on track, on the softs.
10:34
First lap from Hamilton
A 1m26.612s for Hamilton - that's the first lap of the day.
He's running on the softs, whereas both Aston Martins are on the hards.
Mediums for Sainz and Leclerc.
10:31
FP3 is underway
Hamilton and Stroll are the first cars out on track in FP3.
10:16
A rule tweak after Verstappen's antics
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