Lando Norris continued his strong form in a busy second practice session for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, topping the times ahead of Max Verstappen and George Russell.
After he beat his Red Bull rival to first place in FP1 by just 0.008s, Norris extended his advantage in FP2 to 0.363s. This session has the most similar conditions to the upcoming Qualifying hour, putting the Standings leader in a good position to chase down another podium position.
Elsewhere, Ollie Bearman took an impressive P4 for Haas and remarked over the radio: “I don’t know how it’s so good.” Just behind him in fifth and sixth were the Kick Sauber pair, with Nico Hulkenberg leading the charge in the team’s final weekend before they adopt the Audi name in 2026.
Oscar Piastri, after sitting out of FP1 for Pato O’Ward, struggled to put a lap together that was good enough for the top 10 – he locked up on his flying lap to end up in P11, just under seven tenths off his team mate’s pace.
There was plenty of traffic throughout FP2 as many fought to get the most out of the soft tyres before switching focus to their long-run pace on harder compounds, leaving the order predominantly unchanged in the final quarter of the session.
To catch up on the highlights from FP2, click go on the video player above.
