George finished Friday in P17 as he refamiliarised with the Yas Marina Circuit ahead of the final race of Formula One’s 2021 season at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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George did not take part in the first practice session as Williams reserve driver Jack Aitken took his place in the afternoon session.

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George returned to his FW43B machine for FP2 where he quickly joined the track on a set of Hard compound Pirelli tyres before swiftly returning to the pits to change to a set of Mediums and place into P19.

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George changed onto the Soft tyres to move into P13 on the timings by the middle of the session.

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George amassed 29 laps of the 5.281km track, putting in his best lap time of 1.25.549 to end the day in P17.

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George Russell - Williams Racing Driver

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It was interesting trying out the circuit changes and I have to say I liked them. The track is now faster and flowing and therefore nicer to drive. Ultimately though, it all comes down to lap time. I was a little bit off the pace today, but I still felt that my laps were pretty decent nevertheless. We've got a bit of work to do to close the gap to Alfa Romeo and the midfield cars ahead tonight, but I think there is more lap time to come from me and it's only natural that you find more lap time throughout the weekend. The aim is to qualify well tomorrow; we will be working hard tonight to do that and end the season on a high.

FP3 for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will get underway at 10am GMT on Saturday, December 11.

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