Sergio Perez has topped third and final practice session of F1's AbuDhabiGP, holding off team-mate Max Verstappen and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton. Report: ⬇️
The session was red-flagged just before the halfway mark for debris shed by Pierre Gasly, whose puncture tore off a piece of his AlphaTauri's right-front wheelbrow when he ran over the Turn 9 exit kerbs.
When the track went green again Verstappen finally set a lap on softs, taking third two tenths shy of Perez, while Hamilton jumped the Mexican with a 1m25.824s on softs. Russell went top with a 1m25.395s as all teams now took on softs, but he was quickly demoted by both Perez and Hamilton, while Norris and McLaren team-mate Daniel Ricciardo joined Verstappen in the top six.Verstappen set a purple first sector on his next attempt, but slotted in behind Perez in second, followed by Hamilton, Russell and Norris.
Vettel finished his last F1 practice session in ninth one second from the top of the sheets, with Albon taking a promising 10th.
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