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LIVE: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - FP3

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

The teams have one final hour to tweak their set-ups ahead of qualifying this evening at the Yas Marina Circuit, but will be guessing somewhat due to the changing conditions. Only FP2 took place at the same time as qualifying and the race, meaning the current higher track temperatures will be very different come the start of qualifying.

The Mercedes drivers both took turns at the top of the timing screens on Friday, with Lewis Hamilton fastest in FP1 and Nico Rosberg setting the pace in the second session. It was FP2 which provided the most intrigue, with five drivers covered by 0.239s behind the two Mercedes' as a close battle for the final podium position emerged.

Sergio Perez was third quickest in the evening session but admits Force India needs to improve its race pace to challenge, though he remains optimistic it can do so in order to fight with Ferrari, Red Bull and Williams.

McLaren also showed encouraging pace with Fernando Alonso ninth fastest in FP2 but the Spaniard warned the Honda-powered team is likely to slip back during Saturday's running having been testing new concepts head of 2016.

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.