Abu Dhabi Final Practice

New world champion Jenson Button showed he could finish his 2009 in style as he topped the final practice session for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

The Brawn driver snatched the fastest time late on from McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton with a lap of one minute 40.625 seconds in hot conditions.

Brawn team mate Rubens Barrichello was third fastest, ahead of Toro Rosso’s Sebastien Buemi, BMW Sauber’s Nick Heidfeld and the second McLaren of Heikki Kovalainen.

1 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 1:40.625
2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:40.627
3 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1:40.907
4 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:40.934
5 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:41.241