Max Verstappen shot into pole contention for the final qualifying of F1 2019 after topping Practice Three at the Abu Dhabi GP, with the in-form Red Bull star edging Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. Mercedes set the pace in both practice sessions on Friday and looked likely to do the same in P3 as Hamilton led the way, but Verstappen produced his fastest lap of the weekend to beat the season's champion by 0.074s. Verstappen aced the final sector with his 1:36.566, although the top three were split by less than a tenth to hint at another closely-fought qualifying - which is live on Sky Sports F1 at 1pm. Alex Albon was fourth, three-tenths slower than Verstappen, for a Red Bull...
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