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F1 Abu Dhabi GP Live Commentary and Updates - FP3 and qualifying
Updates from Saturday's sessions ahead of Formula 1's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
F1’s season finale is here, as the paddock descends on the Yas Marina circuit for the Abu Dhabi GP.
Fresh from a dramatic Brazilian GP, where George Russell led a Mercedes 1-2 in the team’s first win of the season and his maiden F1 victory, all eyes will again be on Red Bull following the team orders row that erupted at Interlagos.
Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes 1-2 in FP1, while Max Verstappen topped FP2 from Russell.
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It is the final qualifying session of Sebastian Vettel's long and esteemed F1 career, but three other drivers face uncertain futures beyond this weekend too. Mick Schumacher, Daniel Ricciardo and Nicholas Latifi will all be hoping that this isn't their last time jumping in for a hot quali lap.
We're a little over five minutes away from Q1 getting underway. It's never good to have an early bath, but nobody will want to be dumped out early in the final session of the year with their next opportunity to impress not coming until next March in Bahrain.
The significant development from the race was that Logan Sargeant kept his F1 superlicence bid on track with a clean run to sixth, the prospective Williams signing outscoring immediate rivals Jack Doohan and first lap retirees Fittipaldi and Daruvala to retain third in the standings heading into tomorrow's feature race.
The F2 sprint race has just finished, with FP1 star performer Liam Lawson overhauling Richard Verschoor for victory after a lengthy red flag caused by a first lap clash involving Red Bull stablemates Enzo Fittipaldi and Jehan Daruvala which ended with both making hard contact with the Turn 3 barriers. Both fortunately escaped unaided.
Welcome back to Autosport's Live coverage from Abu Dhabi as we bring you all the build-up to qualifying.
That's all from us for now. We'll be back shortly before 2pm GMT ahead of qualifying for the final race of the season!
Read our full FP3 report here: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-abu-dhabi-gp-perez-pips-verstappen-in-final-fp3-of-2022/10402209/
Sergio Perez was quickest ahead of team-mate Max Verstappen, with Lewis Hamilton in third
Checkered flag
And that's practice done and dusted!
Two minutes left on the clock and it's a Red Bull 1-2, followed by the Mercedes pair, with Norris in fifth
Leclerc is having tyre issues - he says his soft tyres are gone after four corners
Our Grand Prix Editor, down at Turn 14, adds: "Fernando Alonso just saved a massive moment coming out of Turn 14. Stepping off the gas, a touch of opposite lock - saves Alpine from a big pre-qualifying repair job!"
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Perez has just gone fastest, with a 1m24.982s
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Russell is next to go quickest, with a 1m25.395s, ahead of Verstappen and Hamilton
We're into the final 20 minutes of practice, and Hamilton leads from Perez and Verstappen
The incident involving Hamilton will be investigated after the session
Lewis Hamilton has been noted by the stewards for failing to slow under the red flag at Turn 5
Green flag
Debris cleared and the pit exit reopens
Autosport's Grand Prix Editor Alex Kalinauckas is out trackside, and says this: “A rare show of total generosity in F1 just now at Turn 14 in front of us - this from Ocon to keep so far out of the way of cars approaching behind. He was totally inside the kerbs, but judged it perfectly to not even rub the barrier”
Red flag
Red flag is out - Gasly hit a kerb and a piece of carbon fibre flew off his AlphaTauri, which needs moving
Pierre Gasly has a problem - his front right tyre is looking rather loose
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Perez tops the timesheet! The Red Bull driver goes fastest with a 1m25.861s ahead of Hamilton and Leclerc
Yellow flag
Yellow flag in Sector 3 as Esteban Ocon stops on track at Turn 14 - he's gotten going again though
Most of the grid are now out on track, although Max Verstappen is yet to leave the Red Bull garage
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There's a bit more action on track now, with Leclerc slotting into second ahead of the Alpine pair, led by Fernando Alonso
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The Mercedes pair are next to set times, with Hamilton leading by 0.5s from Russell
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Leclerc is next to top the timesheet with a 1m27.314s, 0.5s quicker than his team-mate, but says he's suffering from a lot of bottoming in Turn 2
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Schumacher slots into second, 0.14s behind Sainz
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Sainz, making his 162nd F1 start tomorrow, sets the benchmark for the session with a 1m27.821s
Carlos Sainz is next out - he'll be hoping to repeat last weekend's podium finish in tomorrow's race
The Aston Martin pair are first out on track at the Yas Marina Circuit
Lights green
For the last time in 2022, the lights have gone green for practice
This will be Sebastian Vettel's final F1 practice session as he retires after this weekend. Here's a round up of Autosport journalists' favourite Vettel moments
Elsewhere, Mattia Binotto says he feels “relaxed” about his future as Ferrari’s Formula 1 team principal in the wake of reports suggesting he could leave in January
Earlier today, it was revealed that F1 has provisionally chosen the six locations where it plans to hold sprint races in 2023, with Spa and Baku on the list
Lewis Hamilton led FP1 on Friday, with Max Verstappen leading FP2
Welcome back to Autosport's live F1 updates! It's almost time for FP3 at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - the last practice session of the season
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