Abu Dhabi GP: Best images from Thursday
Check out the best photos so far from Motorsport Images as the Formula 1 circus descends on Yas Marina for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Click on the images above to cycle through them.
The Yas Marina harbour

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A scenic view of Abu Dhabi

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Lando Norris, McLaren walks the track

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Mercedes AMG F1 W10, bodywork in the pit lane

Photo by: Gareth Harford
Ferrari Academy driver Mick Schumacher

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Safety Car

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Laurent Mekies, Sporting Director, Ferrari, and Mattia Binotto, Team Principal Ferrari

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Claire Williams, Deputy Team Principal, Williams Racing at the 2020 driver announcement of Nicholas Latifi, Williams Racing

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Claire Williams, Deputy Team Principal, Williams Racing at the 2020 driver announcement of Nicholas Latifi, Williams Racing

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Lando Norris, McLaren, talks to the media

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Carlos Sainz Jr., McLaren

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Pirelli tyre detail

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Lance Stroll, Racing Point

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Sergio Perez, Racing Point, talks to the media

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Antonio Giovinazzi, Alfa Romeo Racing

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Chase Carey, Chairman, Formula 1

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Daniel Ricciardo, Renault F1 Team

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George Russell, Williams Racing, talks to the media

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Romain Grosjean, Haas F1 Team

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Guenther Steiner, Team Principal, Haas F1 Team

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Mechanics work on the Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team VF-19 in the team's pit garage

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Alexander Albon, Red Bull Racing

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Masashi Yamamoto, General Manager, Honda Motorsport, talks to the media

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Sergio Perez, Racing Point

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Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso

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A Ferrari mechanic sits in the cockpit of a Ferrari SF90

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AMG Mercedes mechanics at work

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The shoes of Valtteri Bottas Mercedes AMG F1

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Toto Wolff, Executive Director (Business), Mercedes AMG

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Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG F1, poses for a group photo alongside Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes AMG F1

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A pair of Toro Rosso STR14 cars

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Toyoharu Tanabe, F1 Technical Director, Honda, Masashi Yamamoto, General Manager, Honda Motorsport, Christian Horner, Team Principal, Red Bull Racing, Helmut Marko, Consultant, Red Bull Racing and Adrian Newey, Chief Technical Officer, Red Bull Racing

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Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, and Alexander Albon, Red Bull Racing

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Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, and Alexander Albon, Red Bull Racing, pose for a group photo

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Nico Hulkenberg, Renault F1 Team

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Movember prizes are awarded to personnel from Racing Point and Mercedes

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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari

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Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, and Charles Leclerc, Ferrari

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A Ferrari SF90 undergoes technical scrutineering

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Kimi Raikkonen, Alfa Romeo Racing

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Pierre Gasly, Toro Rosso

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Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso, and Pierre Gasly, Toro Rosso

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The Toro Rosso team poses for a group photo

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Romain Grosjean, Haas F1 Team, practices a pit stop

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Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG F1

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A Mercedes safety-car

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A Movember prize is awarded to a Racing Point team member

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A Mercedes safety-car

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A Red Bull team member displays a Fastest Pit Stop Award

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Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes AMG F1

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