Lewis Hamilton may have finished FP1 in Abu Dhabi with a slight advantage over Nico Rosberg but it was a close tussle all the way to the chequered flag. The build-up to Formula 1's title showdown got underway on a dusty, slippery Yas Marina circuit on Friday afternoon with Free Practice 1. As seen throughout this season, the Mercedes drivers - the two men fighting for the World title - were quickly up at the front of the timesheets with Nico Rosberg quickest on a 1:44.860 after the first 30 minutes. That put him 0.2s up on Lewis Hamilton, who is leading the Championship by 17 points ahead of his team-mate, while Valtteri Bottas was a distant third, 0.8s off the pace. There were strange...
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