Hamilton ignores red flag, penalty looms

In FP3, the session was briefly halted after Pierre Gasly suddenly suffered damage and drove slowly. At the time the red flag was shown, Hamilton was just on a fast lap. He did not slow down and even overtook a Haas. This did not escape race control. So possibly this will have unpleasant consequences for his race.

Hamilton fast 

At least Mercedes was in good shape in Abu Dhabi. Hamilton ended the session in third place, behind the Red Bulls of Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen. Mercedes also had little to fear from Ferrari, with whom it is battling for spot two in the constructors' championship. Later in the day, it will get cooler during qualifying, which often does not suit the Mercedes car.