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George Russell kicked off the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend with the fastest time overall in Free Practice 1 at Yas Marina.

A 1:26.072 on the Soft C5 tyres was enough to earn top spot for the Mercedes driver, with Aston Martin's rookie driver Felipe Drugovich bagging second overall in the times, and fastest of the clutch of young drivers in the cars.

Both Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen missed the session, as Frederik Vesti and Jake Dennis took over the W14 and RB19, respectively as Mercedes and Red Bull fulfilled their remaining mandatory young driver slots.

Check out the full results from 2023 F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Free Practice 1 below!

#	Driver	Team	Time	Tyre
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#	Driver	Points
1	Max Verstappen Red Bull	136
2	Sergio Pérez Red Bull	103
3	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	98
4	Lando Norris McLaren	83
5	Carlos Sainz Ferrari	83
6	Oscar Piastri McLaren	41

#	Team	Points
1	Red Bull Verstappen & Pérez	239
2	Ferrari Sainz & Leclerc	187
3	McLaren Norris & Piastri	124
4	Mercedes Hamilton & Russell	64
5	Aston Martin Alonso & Stroll	42
6	VCARB Ricciardo & Tsunoda	19

Race	Date
Emilia Romagna Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	19 May
Monaco Circuit de Monaco	26 May
Canadian Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	9 Jun
Spanish Circuit de Catalunya	23 Jun
Austrian Red Bull Ring	30 Jun

2023 F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Free Practice 1 results

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