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Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix — Aermacchi MB-339 jets from UAE's Al-Fursan display team perform with an Etihad Airways' Airbus A380 before the start of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 26, 2017. / AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACE

Mercedes' Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas steers his car during the qualifying session ahead of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 25, 2017. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB

Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton crosses the finish line during the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 26, 2017. Finland's Valtteri Bottas won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, finishing ahead of world champion Lewis Hamilton with Sebastian Vettel taking third. / AFP / POOL / VALDRIN XHEMAJ

Aermacchi MB-339 jets from UAE's Al-Fursan display team perform with an Etihad Airways' Airbus A380 before the start of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 26, 2017. / AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACE

Mercedes' Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas steers his car during the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 26, 2017. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB

Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates on the podium at the end of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 26, 2017. Finland's Valtteri Bottas won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, finishing ahead of world champion Lewis Hamilton with Sebastian Vettel taking third. / AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACE

Aermacchi MB-339 jets from UAE's Al-Fursan display team perform before the qualifying session ahead of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 25, 2017. / AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACE

Aermacchi MB-339 jets from UAE's Al-Fursan display team perform with an Etihad Airways' Airbus A380 before the start of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 26, 2017. / AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACE

Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton steers his car during the qualifying session ahead of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 25, 2017. / AFP / Andrej ISAKOVIC

UAE's Al-Fursan display team perform before the qualifying session ahead of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 25, 2017. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB

Finnish Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes AMG GP makes a stop in the pits during the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 26, 2017. / AFP / POOL / VALDRIN XHEMAJ

Mercedes' Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas steers his car during the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 26, 2017. / AFP / Giuseppe CACACE

Aermacchi MB-339 jets from UAE's Al-Fursan display team perform with an Etihad Airways' Airbus A380 before the start of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 26, 2017. / AFP / Andrej ISAKOVIC

Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates on the podium at the end of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 26, 2017. Finland's Valtteri Bottas won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, finishing ahead of world champion Lewis Hamilton with Sebastian Vettel taking third. / AFP / Andrej ISAKOVIC

Mercedes' Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas steers his car during the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 26, 2017. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB

Aermacchi MB-339 jets from UAE's Al-Fursan display team perform with an Etihad Airways' Airbus A380 before the start of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 26, 2017. / AFP / Andrej ISAKOVIC

Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton gestures ahead of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 26, 2017. / AFP / Andrej ISAKOVIC

(From L to R) Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes' Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas and Ferrari's German driver Sebastian Vettel celebrate on the podium at the end of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 26, 2017. Finland's Valtteri Bottas won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, finishing ahead of world champion Lewis Hamilton with Sebastian Vettel taking third. / AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACE

Mercedes' Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas steers his car during the qualifying session ahead of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 25, 2017. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB

Ferrari's German driver Sebastian Vettel steers his car during the third practice session ahead of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 25, 2017. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB

An Aermacchi MB-339 jet from UAE's Al-Fursan display team performs before the qualifying session ahead of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 25, 2017. / AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACE

Aermacchi MB-339 jets from UAE's Al-Fursan display team perform before the qualifying session ahead of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 25, 2017. / AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACE

Drivers steer their cars during the third practice session ahead of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 25, 2017. / AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACE

An helicopter flies over the Yas Marina circuit during fireworks at the end of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at on November 26, 2017. Finland's Valtteri Bottas won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, finishing ahead of world champion Lewis Hamilton with Sebastian Vettel taking third. / AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACE

An helicopter flies over the Yas Marina circuit during fireworks at the end of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at on November 26, 2017. Finland's Valtteri Bottas won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, finishing ahead of world champion Lewis Hamilton with Sebastian Vettel taking third. / AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACE

Drivers take the start of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 26, 2017. / AFP / Giuseppe CACACE

Aermacchi MB-339 jets from UAE's Al-Fursan display team perform with an Etihad Airways' Airbus A380 before the start of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on November 26, 2017. / AFP / Andrej ISAKOVIC

Updated 27 November 2017 17:54

November 26, 2017 19:33

Lewis Hamilton topped the times ahead of his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas as the champions dominated Saturday’s third and final free practice for Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the newly-crowned four-time world champion clocked a record best lap in one minute and 37.627 seconds to outpace the Finn by more than two-tenths of a second on another hot day at the Yas Marina Circuit.

(Photo courtesy: AFP)