Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Lewis Hamilton was fastest in final practice ahead of his Mercedes Formula 1 team mate Valtteri Bottas. Hamilton set a 1:37.627 to go a quarter-of-a-second quicker than Bottas, with the same margin separating the Finn from the two Ferraris of Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel. The two Red Bulls couldn’t match the pace of the top two teams, with Daniel Ricciardo fifth, over seven tenths away from Hamilton’s time. Verstappen struggled with the car during the session, aborting several qualifying runs after running off at Turn 1 and then again into Turn 11 following lock ups. He ended the session almost a second off the pace. McLaren continued to show good pace...
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