Mercedes driver George Russell won the third free practice session for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the final round of the Formula 1 championship, BTA reports. The Briton turned a lap of the track in 1:23.334 minutes, thus overtaking his compatriot Lando Norris (McLaren) by only 4 thousandths of a second. Norris is also the leader in the provisional standings and the main favorite for the world title. The McLaren driver gave the best times in the first two practices yesterday.
The current world champion Max Verstappen (Red Bull) was third, with a gap of 0.124. The Dutchman has not lost any chances to win the title for the fifth consecutive year with a favorable development of the final race tomorrow.
Spanish veteran Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin set the fourth fastest time, and the fifth fastest was the second driver of Red Bull - Oscar Piastre.
The top ten is completed by Esteban Ocon (Haas), Oliver Berman (Haas), Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) and Alexander Albon (Williams).
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George Russell won the third free practice session in Abu Dhabi
Lando Norris (McLaren) gave the second time
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