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With rain predicted tomorrow, qualifying should be a cracker. So if you don't have as good a view as this local burrowing owl at Interlagos, stick with this live text commentary, which kicks off at 12:30 GMT, and I promise you won't miss a thing. Until tomorrow, it's good evening from me. See ya.

So the plan for tomorrow is as follows. Final practice starts at 13:00 GMT and will last an hour. You can listen to coverage on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra and online.

Qualifying follows at 16:00 with commentary online with the closing moments of the session on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra.

Teams saw their long-run data gathering disrupted in second practice as not one, not two but three red flags were brought out to deal with broken down cars. If final practice is wet tomorrow, it could make strategy for Sunday's race interesting, especially if it turns out to be dry.

Lewis Hamilton's latest BBC Sport column is also worth a read, with the 2008 world champion talking about the legacy of Ayrton Senna in Brazil, double points in the final grand prix of the season and the prospect of a "first" world title. Find it on the F1 pages.

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It's been a busy day for F1 news, with Marussia closing their doors after failing to find a buyer and then Caterham asking fans to donate money to help them compete at the final race in Abu Dhabi.

1) Nico Rosberg 2) Lewis Hamilton 3) Kimi Raikkonen 4) Daniel Ricciardo 5) Valtteri Bottas 6) Felipe Massa 7) Fernando Alonso 8) Daniil Kvyat 9) Sebastian Vettel

10) Kevin Magnussen 11) Pastor Maldonado 12) Romain Grosjean 13) Nico Hulkenberg 14) Esteban Gutierrez 15) Adrian Sutil 16) Jenson Button 17) Jean-Eric Vergne

No time: Sergio Perez

The drivers out on track stay out for another lap after the chequered flag so that the FIA can do another test of the virtual safety car.

So Nico Rosberg gets the better of Lewis Hamilton for a second successive session, but Hamilton's lap wasn't an accurate reflection of his speed as he lost a bunch of time when he ran wide on his quick lap on the soft tyres.

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Nico Rosberg finishes fastest in second practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix.

The Mercedes drivers are now on the medium tyres for the final part of this session. That's the harder of the two compounds this weekend.

Tom Clarkson
BBC F1 pit-lane reporter

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"The soft tyre is not enjoying long runs around Interlagos. This is Rosberg's front right after 10 laps."

Byron FOXX Mubaiwa: This session has been messy. 3rd red flag?

James B: ‏Alonso doing the stewards job. Can't hate that guy!!

Here's how they stand with five minutes remaining:

1) Ros 2) Ham 3) Rai 4) Ric 5) Bot 6) Mas 7) Alo 8) Kvy 9) Vet 10) Mag 11) Mal 12) Gro 13) Hul 14) Gut 15) Sut 16) But 17) Ver No time: Per

Everyone who hasn't had a mechanical problem (Fernando Alonso, Esteban Gutierrez, Jean-Eric Vergne and Sergio Perez) is out on track with six minutes to go.

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Clouds are building around Interlagos as second practice comes to a close. Watch the forecast for the weekend here.

We're back under way. Ten minutes to go.

Mercedes:, external We should get another #FP2 run in but it's a somewhat truncated run plan this afternoon - stoppages aplenty at Interlagos.

Ferrari:, external @alo_oficial's broken power unit had a lot of kilometres. There will be no penalty for him.

The red flag is out for the third time, too, as that car is in a dangerous position. More irritation for the teams who are trying to gather long-run data.

Esteban Gutierrez becomes the third driver to breakdown in this session. The Sauber driver has pulled off onto the grass, just a few hundred metres from the pit-lane exit.