Oscar Piastri led Lando Norris as McLaren continued their dominance in final practice ahead of qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Piastri was almost two tenths quicker than Norris, with Lewis Hamilton third in his final race weekend for Mercedes, but 0.390 seconds off the pace, underlining McLaren's advantage.
McLaren has one hand on its first constructors' championship since 1998, as it leads Ferrari by 21 points heading into the season finale, and victory on Sunday for either driver would guarantee the title.
Carlos Sainz was the best Ferrari finisher in fifth, just behind Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc was only ninth. Leclerc, however, has a 10-place grid penalty for a new battery, so he appears to have further tuned his car for the race.
Kevin Magnussen led the majority of final practice but finished the session eighth, with Haas teammate Nico Hulkenberg seventh.
Haas are five points behind Alpine in the battle for sixth place in the Constructors' Championship.
What's next…
Sky Sports F1 Abu Dhabi GP Live Schedule
Saturday December 7
1:15 p.m.: preparation for qualifying for the Abu Dhabi GP
2:00 p.m.: ABU DHABI GP QUALIFYING*
4 p.m.: F1 Academy: Second race
5 p.m.: Ted’s qualification log
Sunday December 8
7:10 a.m.: Third race of the F1 Academy
9:20 a.m.: F2 featured race
11:30 a.m.: Grand Prix Sunday: preparation for the Abu Dhabi GP
1 p.m.: The ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX
3:00 p.m.: Checkered flag: reaction from the Abu Dhabi GP
4 p.m.: Ted’s notebook
*also live on Sky Sports Main Event
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