Mercedes announced on Thursday that they had withdrawn their appeal against the race result, but they remain deeply disappointed.
The Dutchman later remarked on how it felt to go toe-to-toe with a seven-time champion during this 22-race season.
The Abu Dhabi GP saw Max Verstappen beat Lewis Hamilton to be crowned world champion in very controversial circumstances.
Verstappen won his first ever world title after a safety car right at the end of the race saw him and Hamilton race wheel to wheel in the last lap.
Reserve driver Pietro Fittipaldi is in Abu Dhabi, but the Brazilian is ineligible to stand in because he hasn't participated in at least one session this weekend.
The Dutchman clocked a brilliant 1m22.109s to take his 10th pole position of the season, with Hamilton finishing second 0.371s back.
With 25 minutes remaining after Verstappen won FP1, Hamilton set the FP2 benchmark of 1m23.691s under the floodlights on soft tyres.
Verstappen clocked a 1m25.009s on soft tyres, two tenths faster than Bottas, with Hamilton slower by 0.346s and back in P3.
Ahead of the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP, we look at the key numbers of the Formula 1 2021 title battle between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.
Hamilton won a highly contentious race at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, with Horner claiming Mercedes' "spicy engine" gave them an advantage.