P1racenews AI automatic summary:
The Mercedes driver was quickest in the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
In the practice session, George Russell was the fastest with a lap time of 1:24.418s, followed by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Norris had a wheel spin moment but still managed to secure the second position, 0.095s behind Russell on the Soft tyre. Alex Albon came in fourth, ahead of Charles Leclerc who improved his time in the last 10 minutes. Max Verstappen struggled to find grip but eventually set the sixth fastest time, 0.735s off the pace. Lewis Hamilton initially set the fastest time on Soft tyres but didn’t do another timed run, falling to twelfth place behind Sergio Perez. Ferrari focused on their race runs, using Medium tyres for most of the session before switching to Softs towards the end. Williams showed better performance than AlphaTauri, while Daniel Ricciardo faced difficulties keeping up with Yuki Tsunoda on the Soft tyres.
