Lewis Hamilton kicked off Mercedes' weekend in Abu Dhabi in encouraging fashion going fastest in FP1, second going to teammate George Russell. It would be too soon to judge whether Mercedes will be fighting for the win in Abu Dhabi, but their strong showing in FP1 suggests that they should at least be in decent form. With many teams running young drivers instead of their regulars during FP1, and the fact that the conditions – ambient temperatures and track temperatures – are not similar to those of qualifying and the race, means that we have to wait for FP2 to get a clearer picture of the relative performances. In FP2 there will be more emphasis on tyre work, and they will...
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