Abu Dhabi Grand Prix FP3 Results

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Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris topped FP1 and FP2 in Abu Dhabi ahead of their fight for P2 in the drivers championship. It was announced that Charles Leclerc will recieve a 10-place grid penalty for the Grand Prix for using too many energy store units throughout the season. This will have major implications for his fight for P2 and Ferrari's fight for P1 in the constructor's championship. Ferrari and McLaren are separated by 21 points, and the fight will be very close throughout the entire race. See what happened in the session and who looks to have the upper hand in the battle:

Charles Leclerc has a 10-place grid penalty for the Grand Prix for using too many enery store units
Franco Colapinto and Alex Albon have both received 5-place grid penalties for the Grand Prix after taking new gearboxes
Red Bull was showing zero pace in the first and second free practice sessions
- There are also rumours of Liam Lawson being the driver to replace Sergio Perez for the 2025 season
Jack Doohan is driving in replacement of Esteban Ocon for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Alpine announced this replacement folllowing the conclusion of the Qatar Grand Prix
- Ocon is set to drive for Haas for 2025 while Doohan will drive for Alpine alongside Pierre Gasly
Jack Doohan was seemingly struggling with grip throughout the final corner of the Yas Marina Circuit
Carlos Sainz looked to have some smoke coming out of his engine
- He headed to the pit lane immediately but was able to come back out on track shortly after
George Russell was saying that his Mercedes is feeling fine but he just looks like he's lacking pace
- Lewis Hamilton was on the radio asking his team where is pace is and where he's losing time and Mercedes did not have an answer for him
Oscar Piastri topped the session ahead of his teammate, Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton

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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix FP3 Results

Position	Driver Name	Team	Time
1	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:23.433
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:23.626
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:23.823
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:23.844
5	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:23.871
6	George Russell	Mercedes	1:24.075
7	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas F1 Team	1:24.093
8	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:24.094
9	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:24.098
10	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing	1:24.283
11	Yuki Tsunoda	Visa Cash App RB	1:24.343
12	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:24.378
13	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:24.408
14	Jack Doohan	Alpine	1:24.434
15	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:24.453
16	Valtteri Bottas	Stake F1 Team	1:24.479
17	Liam Lawson	Red Bull Racing	1:24.519
18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:24.531
19	Guanyu Zhou	Stake F1 Team	1:24.668
20	Franco Colapinto	Williams	1:24.766