P1racenews AI automatic summary:
George Russell set the pace in final practice at F1’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Red Bull unusually struggled.
The Mercedes driver narrowly outpaced Lando Norris and McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri, who finished second and third respectively, with a gap of 0.095s and 0.392s. Alex Albon delivered an impressive performance, securing fourth place for Williams, just half a second behind the leader George Russell, while Charles Leclerc from Ferrari took fifth place. Max Verstappen, the reigning world champion, struggled with the handling of his Red Bull car, settling for sixth position, 0.735s off the leading time. Esteban Ocon from Alpine claimed seventh place, followed by Logan Sargeant from Williams and Yuki Tsunoda from AlphaTauri, rounding out the top-10. Sergio Perez had a disappointing session, finishing in 11th place for Red Bull, while Lewis Hamilton focused on long runs and ended up in 12th place.
