McLaren remained to establish the speed with one more one-two in the last session of the 2024 Formula One period in Abu Dhabi.
Oscar Piastri had the side over team-mate Lando Norris as Saturday’s activity started, a turnaround of the order of McLaren’s one-two in 2nd method on Friday.
The British group are fighting Ferrari to declare the producers’ champion this weekend break, holding a 21-point lead over the Scuderia.
Norris, that is 8 factors free from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in the race to end up 2nd in the vehicle drivers’ standings, was simply under 2 tenths adrift of Piastri.
Lewis Hamilton completed 3rd fastest in advance of his last certifying session as a Mercedes vehicle driver, with Max Verstappen 4th in advance of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.
Leclerc, that will certainly have a 10-pace grid fine for Sunday’s race after Ferrari altered his battery pack on Friday, can just publish the ninth-fastest time.
Qualifying obtains under means at 1400 GMT.
