Welcome to live text commentary of the first free practice session at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix's Yas Marina Circuit.

It is currently 45 degrees, by the way! That is likely to be as high as we will encounter this weekend, but the sun is blazing down.

Webber's installation lap has prompted a great deal of work being done on his car, and the Australian will be in the garage for a while it seems!

Massa is clattering the kerbs as he continues on his exploratory laps, and he is certainly not shying away from pushing his Ferrari early on.

The teams also have the soft compound Pirellis here in Abu Dhabi, but they will not be used until the second session of practice - medium tyres are on all the cars right now.

Massa will be working on a number of new updates this weekend, and he stays out for a second lap in his Ferrari.

Only Rosberg, Kobayashi and Kovalainen are still in the pits as the drivers head out in glorious sunshine in Abu Dhabi.

Kimi Raikkonen is the first man on track this weekend in his Lotus, and the engines are fired up as free practice one gets under way.

We'd love to get some of your thoughts on this circuit - it seems to divide opinion in the paddock, and among spectators. What do you make of the Yas Marina?

If you missed Thursday's press conference in Abu Dhabi,

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