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LIVE: 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - FP3 - Will Valtteri Bottas complete a hat-trick?

LIVE: 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - FP3 - Will Valtteri Bottas complete a hat-trick?

30-11-2019 09:48 Last update: 09:59
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Bobby Vincent

It's the final practice session of the final race weekend of the season in Abu Dhabi. Valtteri Bottas has topped both timesheets so far in FP1 and FP2, despite being handed a reprimand yesterday.

Summary

Bottas went quickest on Friday in both sessions, with Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton completing the top three in FP1. Bottas is running a new-spec engine for Mercedes and is taking a grid penalty as a result.

Then in FP2, Bottas collided with Romain Grosjean whilst trying to overtake the French driver and they touched and the Finnish driver was handed a reprimand for his actions, but took full responsibility for the crash. 

Bottas topped that timesheet as well, and is looking in fine form in Abu Dhabi, with a brand-new engine in comparison to his team-mate Lewis Hamilton's old-spec power unit.