What we learned from Friday practice at the F1 Abu Dhabi GP

George Russell and Charles Leclerc topped two intriguing Formula 1 practice sessions at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, amid a swathe of rookie appearances in FP1 and incidents in FP2.

In total 10 rookies and reserves assumed driving duties during the first of the two timed sessions on Friday as most teams opted to use one of their mandatory ‘young’ driver allowances in the last FP1 session of the year, already restricting track time for half of the…