Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel posted the fastest time in the second practice session of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Friday.
In cooler evening temperatures, the German clocked a best lap of 1 minute, 41.335 seconds to finish 0.155 ahead of Red Bull teammate Mark Webber and 0.355 clear of Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton.
Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen was fourth quickest after narrowly avoiding a crash.
Romain Grosjean was fastest in his Lotus in the first practice but the Frenchman struggled with a brake problem in the second and finished 12th.
The third practice session is early Saturday afternoon before qualifying in the evening.
Vettel, who clinched the title at the Indian GP last weekend, has taken pole position in four of the past five races.
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