ABU DHABI: A gold topped Lewis Hamilton topped the times with record speed on Friday as he and Sebastian Vettel traded fastest laps in second practice for this weekend’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. “It’s been a good day, but I’m happy that it’s the last Friday of the season,” said Hamilton. Hamilton, running on ultra-soft tyres in the closing stages, gave a withering assessment of the Pirelli compound. His pithy comment provided one of the most dramatic moments in an otherwise pedestrian session as the teams prepared ahead of Saturday’s qualifying. In blazing sunshine earlier, Vettel had topped opening practice, but Hamilton bounced back under the floodlights to finish the day in charge.

Source: New Strait Times November 24, 2017 17:37 UTC