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LIVE: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - FP2

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Follow live coverage of the second practice session for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend with F1i.

The unique timing of the race at the Yas Marina Circuit - with the grand prix starting at sunset and finishing under floodlights - makes FP2 the only representative practice session of the weekend. The second practice session starts at 1700 local time, the same time as qualifying and the race, while the other practice sessions are held in the early afternoon heat.

Lewis Hamilton set the pace in the opening session on Friday, edging out team-mate Nico Rosberg by less than 0.15s, while Kimi Raikkonen was third fastest but three quarters of a second slower than Hamilton.

Red Bull and Force India looked competitive in the opening practice session but will need to try and carry that form over in to the cooler conditions of second practice.

McLaren and Lotus was relatively limited in its running in FP1, with Jolyon Palmer completing just nine laps due to a water leak. Romain Grosjean will take over the car from reserve driver Palmer for FP2 at the start of his final race weekend with the team.

You can follow all the live coverage on F1i's live page, which can be bookmarked as it will provide commentary on every session of the 2015 F1 season.

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.