Abu Dhabi GP: Hamilton tops opening practice
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| Lewis Hamilton |
Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes 1-2 parade in first practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The Mercedes driver turned a lap of 1m43.754s, 0.141s clear of teammate Nico Rosberg, with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen six tenths further back in third.
Rosberg led the way after the first half an hour run with Pirelli control tires, a tenth clear of teammate Hamilton.
With 30 minutes to go, Hamilton beat his teammate and remained unchallenged for the remainder of the session.
Daniil Kvyat was fourth quickest ahead of Sebastian Vettel, Nico Hulkenberg, Daniel Ricciardo, Sergio Perez with Pastor Maldonado and Felipe Massa completed the top 10.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car/Engine | Time | Behind | Laps |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes/Mercedes | 1m43.754s | 0.000s | 27 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes/Mercedes | 1m43.895s | 0.141s | 31 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari/Ferrari | 1m44.500s | 0.746s | 26 |
| 4 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull/Renault | 1m44.702s | 0.948s | 23 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari/Ferrari | 1m44.742s | 0.988s | 22 |
| 6 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m44.751s | 0.997s | 22 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 1m44.893s | 1.139s | 25 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m44.934s | 1.180s | 27 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus/Mercedes | 1m45.314s | 1.560s | 28 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m45.433s | 1.679s | 19 |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m45.603s | 1.849s | 22 |
| 12 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso/Renault | 1m45.718s | 1.964s | 32 |
| 13 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1m45.773s | 2.019s | 15 |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | 1m45.865s | 2.111s | 20 |
| 15 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m46.115s | 2.361s | 20 |
| 16 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Renault | 1m46.220s | 2.466s | 21 |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m46.407s | 2.653s | 28 |
| 18 | Jolyon Palmer | Lotus/Mercedes | 1m46.501s | 2.747s | 8 |
| 19 | Will Stevens | Marussia/Ferrari | 1m48.836s | 5.082s | 19 |
| 20 | Roberto Merhi | Marussia/Ferrari | 1m49.888s | 6.134s | 20 |