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Max Verstappen led the way as the showdown for this year's F1 world title began at Abu Dhabi's modified Yas Marina Circuit on Friday.

Verstappen posted a best time of 1:25.009 to finish a couple of tenths clear of Valtteri Bottas, with championship rival Lewis Hamilton a tenth further back in third.

The full results from FP1 for the Abu Dhabi GP can be seen below.

#	Driver	Team	Time	Tyre
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#	Driver	Points
1	Max Verstappen Red Bull	110
2	Sergio Pérez Red Bull	85
3	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	76
4	Carlos Sainz Ferrari	69
5	Lando Norris McLaren	58
6	Oscar Piastri McLaren	38

#	Team	Points
1	Red Bull Verstappen & Pérez	195
2	Ferrari Sainz & Leclerc	151
3	McLaren Norris & Piastri	96
4	Mercedes Hamilton & Russell	52
5	Aston Martin Alonso & Stroll	40
6	VCARB Ricciardo & Tsunoda	7

Race	Date
Chinese Shanghai International Circuit	21 Apr
Miami Miami International Autodrome	5 May
Emilia Romagna Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	19 May
Monaco Circuit de Monaco	26 May
Canadian Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	9 Jun

2021 F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Free Practice 1 results

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