Lewis Hamilton led his three title rivals in second practice for the crucial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit.
McLaren driver Hamilton set a time of a minute 40.888 seconds, 0.257s quicker than Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel, who is third in the standings ahead of the Briton.
Leader Fernando Alonso was third quickest in the Ferrari, 0.426s off the pace and just a thousandth of a second faster than closest title challenger Mark Webber.
Compared with the slow-starting afternoon session, the evening began busily with the majority of the drivers setting timed laps.
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Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton Fastest in Second Practice at Abu Dhabi
Formula 1: Sebastian Vettel Fastest in First Practice at Abu Dhabi
Formula 1: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - First Practice Results
The Red Bulls did not struggle but it was a surprise that they did not top the timesheets at any point in the 90-minute run-out. Yahoo! Eurosport UK
Both Renaults finished well up the order, Robert Kubica taking fifth and Vitaly Petrov seventh, sandwiched by the second Ferrari of Felipe Massa.
Outgoing world champion Jenson Button could not remotely match team-mate Hamilton’s speed, finishing more than 1.2s adrift in eighth place in the sister MP4-25.
Tonio Liuzzi was a strong ninth quickest for Force India ahead of Mercedes duo Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher.
Nico Hulkenberg was the faster Williams driver in 12th but suffered severe graining on the option tyre. ITV
Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired 1 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 01:40.9 2 5 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 01:41.1 3 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 01:41.3 4 6 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 01:41.3 5 11 Robert Kubica Renault 01:41.6 6 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 01:41.6 7 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 01:42.1 8 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 01:42.1 9 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 01:42.2 10 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 01:42.2 11 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 01:42.2 12 10 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 01:42.4 13 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 01:42.5 14 23 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 01:42.8 15 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 01:42.9 16 22 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber-Ferrari 01:43.0 17 17 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 01:43.1 18 16 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 01:43.6 19 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 01:45.2 20 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 01:45.3 21 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 01:45.6 22 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 01:46.1 23 20 Christian Klien HRT-Cosworth 01:47.2 24 21 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 01:47.4
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