Sergio Perez led a Red Bull 1-2 during the final Formula 1 practice session of the year in Abu Dhabi.
Perez set a time of 1:24.982s in the hot daytime session to wind up 0.152s clear of team-mate Max Verstappen.
Verstappen went wide through Turn 5 on his hot lap and was warned by his race engineer that a replication of that line during qualifying would result in the time being deleted for track limits.
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Mercedes wound up third and fourth respectively, with Lewis Hamilton in front of George Russell, though Hamilton faces a post-session investigation after appearing to pass two cars under red flag conditions.
The session had been halted after Pierre Gasly’s front-right wheel deflector detached from the AlphaTauri AT03 through Turn 9.
Hamilton passed McLaren’s Lando Norris and Haas’ Kevin Magnussen just as the red flags came out – having been on a hot lap while his rivals were slower off-line.
Hamilton will have to go to the stewards to address his alleged failure to slow under red flag conditions.
McLaren’s Lando Norris was a promising fifth, half a second behind Perez, while Ferrari had a relatively low-key session in sixth and seventh respectively, Carlos Sainz ahead of Charles Leclerc.
Daniel Ricciardo was eighth for McLaren while the retiring Sebastian Vettel concluded his final practice session in ninth place for Aston Martin.
Alexander Albon rounded out the top 10 for Williams, ahead of the Alpine pair of Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso.
Qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is scheduled for 18:00 local time.
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