It was a Red Bull one-two in the final practice session in Abu Dhabi as Sergio Perez led the way ahead of Max Verstappen at the Yas Marina Circuit.
Perez set a time of 1m 24.982s on the soft tyre, with Verstappen 0.152s off the Mexican driver's pace. The Mercedes pair of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell followed them, in third and fourth, respectively, ahead of Lando Norris in fifth.
The Ferrari duo of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz finished behind Norris, in sixth and seventh, respectively, while Daniel Ricciardo finished behind the Ferraris in his final practice session for McLaren.
FP3: Perez leads Red Bull 1-2 in final practice session of the season at Yas Marina
Practice was briefly red-flagged after Pierre Gasly lost his wheel brow on track as he suffered a puncture, although the issue was quickly fixed, allowing him to complete the session.
Click on the video player above to relive the action from FP3 in Abu Dhabi ahead of qualifying later today at 1800 local time.
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