Daniel Ricciardo and Esteban Ocon gave Renault a last gasp bit of pleasure on the final lap of the 2020 🐼Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as a fastest lap and a late overtake ♔respectively earned a trio of extra points for the team.

On a day of farewells for the French firm, not only was it the final F1 race for the team under its current Renault guise before it becomes known as Alpine - in💝 a nod to its spin-off sportscar brand - it was also the final outing for Ricciardo prior to his McLaren switch in 2021.

Though Renault's hopes of fighting it out for P3 in the constructor♒s' standings fell short in P5 - albeit ahead of Ferrari -𝔍 Ricciardo fast lap flourish in seventh and Ocon's overtake for ninth at least delivered a boost right at the end.

"I really stretched it on the last lap, and it was a nice way to do my last ever lap in the Renault," said Aussie Ricciardo. "It was good to know that it was a fast one, so a good si🌠gn off.

I think it was the maximum we could have done. Maybe without the sa﷽fety car I could’ve maybe have put more pressure on the McLarens, that pitstop under the safety car bought them some time. So maybe I could’ve been closer to them at the end."

Having agreed h🎃is McLaren deal ahead of the delayed 2020 F1 season - midway through his Renault contrac♐t - Ricciardo would go on to secure a pair of podiums en route to fifth overall, his best overall finish in F1 since 2017.

"I 🐷feel fulfilled t💧o be honest. I felt it coming into the track today actually. It was like this is it. I do. This year although shortened it was such a chaotic year. But actually a really strong one. 

"I’m really pleased how far we’ve come, both myself and the team, and fifth in the drivers’ championship, obviously the✱re is no reward for that, but I think it speaks for itself in the turnaroundꦛ we made this year."