Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton reports that he's feeling vibrations in his current set of tyres. Meanwhile, Sebastian Vettel begins the first timed lap of the session.

Linda Farouk:, external Qualifying is making me feel sick with nervous excitement

Amy Brown:, external Now I'm nervous. Come on, Lewis. You can do it!

David Coulthard
BBC F1 co-commentator in Abu Dhabi

"This really is the moment the drivers want, low fuel and the track as good as it's ever going to be."

Nico Rosberg is out on track, with Lewis Hamilton (pictured) not too far behind.

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The time has come. Let the battle for pole position begin!

Ex-f1 driver Mark Webber: "Nico has the toughest job. He needs to win and have a smooth day but if Nico has a technical problem, Lewis has the runs on the board."

Mercedes:, external That's Q2 complete with both drivers successfully through to the final shootout! Hold on tight people...

There's a star-studded line-up in the Red Bull garage - and the drivers aren't even in there. Spice girl Geri Halliwell, who got engaged to Red Bull boss Christian Horner recently, is enjoying qualifying in the garage, along with Prince Harry.

Jeremiah Kariuki:, external That a superb drive by the Williams. If they end up repeating the same in Q3, one of the Mercedes may have to start on row 2!

PaulP1988:, external Who would have thought that the Mercedes would be split by both the Williams?! Hopefully the same in Q3

Sean Adams:, external Magnussen qualifies outside the top 10 with Button through to Q3. Could be a significant development.

Ex-F1 driver Mark Webber: "I think Lewis has a small advantage, he's very strong on this track. Nico has nothing to lose, he just has to put together to have a chance. If it's a clean grand prix, it's Lewis Hamilton's title."

1) Lewis Hamilton 2) Felipe Massa 3) Valtteri Bottas (pictured) 4) Nico Rosberg 5) Daniel Ricciardo 6) Jenson Button 7) Fernando Alonso 8) Daniil Kvyat 9) Sebastian Vettel 10) Kimi Raikkonen

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11) Kevin Magnussen 12) Jean-Eric Vergne 13) Sergio Perez 14) Nico Hulkenberg 15) Adrian Sutil

Lewis Hamilton finishes fastest in the second part of qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Super lap from Felipe Massa who goes second, just 0.224 seconds off the pace set by Lewis Hamilton with Valtteri Bottas two tenths further back in third. Great pace from Williams here, but do Mercedes still have something in the bag for Q3?

Kevin Magnussen goes eighth, pushing Daniil Kvyat into the drop zone. However, the Dane is bumped down a place with his McLaren team-mate Jenson Button slotting into sixth.

Jenson Button's race engineer: "We need to pit. Box this lap." Button replies: "Can I ask why?"

His engineer replies: "Yes, we need to fuel the car." Button: "Are you serious?"

The Englishman doesn't sound too happy with that...

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Kimi Raikkonen, Nico Hulkenberg, Adrian Sutil, Kevin Magnussen and Jenson Button are currently in the drop zone. Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg (pictured) are in the garage. Looks like they've done enough to progress.

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Toro Rosso:, external Nightfall Q2

Super effort from Valtteri Bottas to go third quickest, just a fraction behind Nico Rosberg's Mercedes. McLaren's Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen have yet to set a lap time. Five minutes to go.

Jeremiah Kariuki:, external It is definitely a 1-2 at for Mercedes on pole. But my tip for Lewis Hamilton to take the pole.

Kurt:, external I think #Massa could be a dark horse during this session #Q2