2015 F1 Round 19 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix FP2 – Rosberg edges Hamilton, Pérez third

Rosberg led second practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on the evening of November 27 with a 1:41.983. Hamilton was second, 0.138 seconds behind, with Pérez third. The top nine were covered by less than a second.

Hamilton initially set a 1:42.524 on soft tyres, ahead of Rosberg’s 1:42.899 on the same compound. The Mercedes drivers then switched to supersofts, changing the order at the top.

Rosberg lowered his best to 1:41.983 on supersoft tyres, while Hamilton recorded a 1:42.121. Rosberg completed 39 laps and Hamilton 31.

Pérez was third with a 1:42.610, 0.627 seconds off the fastest time. Ricciardo was just 0.037 seconds slower in fourth, putting Force India and Red Bull immediately behind Mercedes.

Vettel was fifth, Kvyat sixth, Räikkönen seventh and Hülkenberg eighth. Kvyat’s Red Bull split the Ferraris, with those three drivers recording times between 1:42.717 and 1:42.849.

Alonso was ninth with a 1:42.955, 0.972 seconds behind the leader, and Maldonado tenth. Bottas and Massa were 11th and 12th, with best laps of 1:43.441 and 1:43.506 respectively.

Sainz’s Toro Rosso stopped on track with a mechanical problem with around 30 minutes remaining. He completed 20 laps and finished 14th, while teammate Verstappen did 40 laps and was 13th.

Grosjean returned to the Lotus and finished 15th, with Button 16th and the two Saubers next. Stevens and Merhi were 19th and 20th, and every driver recorded a valid time.