McLaren:, external Jenson car gets fired-up. Looks like they've finished the repairs and are getting ready to head out. Amazing job from the mechanics.

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Daniel Ricciardo has had a stunning season, scoring his first F1 victory and winning two more. Perhaps more impressively, he has convincingly beaten his more decorated Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel.

Whatever happens this weekend, the Australian is guaranteed to finish third in the championship, matching the best by any Australian driver since Alan Jones (pictured) won the title in 1980.

McLaren have a new front wing here this weekend. It's the work of new chief engineer Peter Prodromou, who they hired earlier this year from Red Bull, where he was the right-hand man of design guru Adrian Newey.

As Andrew Benson mentioned earlier, the new wing bears a striking resemblance to that on the Red Bull, as you can see here on this split graphic.

When asked if he considered linking up with Caterham this weekend, Jolyon Palmer said: "No. It's all a bit of a confusing set-up there. GP2 was the main focus this weekend - to finish the season on a high."

British GP2 champion Jolyon Palmer is track-side - he'll be testing for Force India in the two-day test in Abu Dhabi next week.

"I'm really exited to see what's it's all about, it's a perfect end to the season - the Force India team has always supported young drivers," he told BBC F1 pit-lane reporter Lee McKenzie.

"There could only be 18 cars on the grid next season, maybe 20 if Caterham are back. It is the toughest time to get into F1 for young drivers. It is a really strong time for British drivers in GP3 and GP2, the difficulty is moving up into F1.

"There are a lot of guys - Brazilians, Mexicans, Venezuelans - who get huge backing. In Britain it is not as easy to come by. I'm pushing flat out to make something happen."

Good effort from Valtteri Bottas, who pops into third with a 1:44.366, while up front, Nico Rosberg improves again to move seven tenths clear in P1.

Lars Wolter:, external Mercedes dominance makes for BORING #F1 season. Hope this does not continue next season.

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The track is now clear, so the rest of the field can get back down to business.

Nico Rosberg is currently fastest, six tenths of a second clear of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton.

1) Ros 2) Ham 3) Vet 4) Kvy 5) Ric 6) Mag 7) Per 8) Rai 9) Mas 10) Ver

Ferrari report that Fernando Alonso was "probably stopped by an electrical problem".

Fernando Alonso has stopped on track. The Spaniard had yet to complete a timed lap in this session and now it's looking unlikely that he will.

He's down between Turns 19 and 20 so doesn't have too far to go to get back to the pits.

Tom Clarkson
BBC F1 pit-lane reporter in Abu Dhabi

"Kimi Raikkonen was one second slower than Fernando Alonso in first practice and I've been told his problems are age old ones - he's struggling with power steering (which he had an issue with last year with Lotus) and the front brakes.

"He's out there now trying to rectify the situation. He won here in Abu Dhabi in 2012, but his record here apart from that isn't very good. He's struggled here most times he's come."

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Sauber:, external Lights on for this afternoon session.

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When two sides go to war there's always sadness. But war between two childhood friends?

Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg raced together as 14-year-olds, roomed together, and dreamed of a life in Formula 1 fighting for the title together as team-mates.

Now that's reality. How did it get to this? Both drivers, their friend and former F1 rival Robert Kubica and their old karting boss Dino Chiesa explain here.

Anna Sharman:, external I'm genuinely stressed about what's going to happen in the Formula 1 this weekend! So much drama.

Just to add to Jennie's note, the reason why time penalties are coming into it is because this is the final race of the season, so any leftover penalty cannot be carried over to 2015. It must be served this weekend.

Jennie Gow
BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter

"Romain Grosjean has 20 place penalty for taking 6th engine components but if he can't serve them all here is what faces him (i.e. if doesn't qualify on pole):

"5s penalty for up to five un-served places, 10s 6-10 places, or a drive-through penalty if he fails to drop between 11-20 places on grid."

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Kevin Magnussen is the early pace-setter, the Dane clocking a 1:44.895, half a tenth quicker than Toro Rosso's Daniil Kvyat. Sergio Perez is third, with Felipe Massa fourth and Jean-Eric Vergne.

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It's the end of an era for Sebastian Vettel, who leaves the Red Bull stable having enjoyed so much successful with the outfit.

The four-time reigning world champion is making his 113th and final start for Red Bull, the seventh longest tenure by any driver with a single team.

Unfortunately, he won't be leaving on a high as the German will finish behind a team-mate in a full championship season for the first time in his career.

It's also the first time he's been out-qualified by a teammate over the course of a season.

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You may notice a new name on the timesheets - that of Will Stevens. The 23-year-old is the third Briton in the field this weekend after the debutant signed a deal to drive for Caterham.

First practice didn't go too well. He managed just 12 laps in first practice and ended up seven seconds off the pace. Considering he paid around £500,000 for his drive this weekend, so far, he's paid around £41,600 per lap. Wow.

With this weekend having an "end of term" feeling, we're looking back a year which has seen battles both on and off the track and asking you what you feel is your best Formula 1 moment of 2014.

For me, Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso's wheel-to-wheel battle at Silverstone was stunning. They were only fighting over fifth place, but you wouldn't have known it. Two drivers, with the utmost respect for each other, launching attack after attack before Vettel ultimately came out on top. Awesome.

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