Valtteri Bottas narrowly edged out Max Verstappen to end the opening day of practice for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the top of the timesheets

The Mercedes driver, winner in Abu Dhabi last year and still seeking his first win this season, lapped the 5.5-kilometer long Yas Marina circuit in a time of one minute, 37.236 seconds under the floodlights in the evening.