Valtteri Bottas topped FP1 with a 1:36.957, from Max Verstappen and the Finn's Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Bottas was half a second ahead of Verstappen, who was the closest man to him. Daniel Ricciardo had an oil leak - causing a mini explosion - which brought out the red flag for part of the session. Sebastian Vettel made a mistake at the end and hit the barriers right at the end of the session. How it Happened The two Ferrari drivers were the first out at Yas Marina, with Charles Leclerc going quickest very early on with the first proper time. Vettel, who celebrated the birth of his third child just 24 hours before, arrived late to Abu Dhabi, but he was on the track early, after...
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