Nico Rosberg gets back on it on the following lap but he can't get close to Lewis Hamilton. The German goes second 0.539 seconds off the pace.

Mercedes:, external How's this for insight. Chairman Niki [Lauda] just chatting to a team member to tell him how to improve the wave out of the garage! To signal when it's safe to head out!. Incredible attention to detail in all areas. Even at moments of the highest pressure!

Lewis Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:40.920, 0.655 seconds clear of Felipe Massa. Nico Rosberg has to abort his lap after running off track before rejoining.

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Red Bull:, external Into the Dusk. Sebastian and Daniel Ricciardo for Q2 in the Abu Dhabi twilight.

Felipe Massa sets the early pace with a 1:41.575, which is just slower than what he managed in Q1.

Everyone apart from McLaren's Jenson Button head out on track. Super-softs are the tyre of choice.

Time for Q2. This session lasts 15 minutes and will see the five slowest drivers knocked out.

Eddie Jordan
BBC F1 chief analyst

"I thought Will Stevens did an amazing job, bearing in mind he hasn't had a lot of driving this year."

Stevens, making his F1 debut this weekend, qualified 20th, 0.555 seconds slower than experienced Caterham team-mate Kamui Kobayashi.

1) Lewis Hamilton 2) Nico Rosberg 3) Felipe Massa 4) Kevin Magnussen 5) Jenson Button 6) Daniel Ricciardo 7) Daniil Kvyat

8) Valtteri Bottas 9) Jean-Eric Vergne 10) Kimi Raikkonen 11) Nico Hulkenberg 12) Fernando Alonso 13) Sebastian Vettel 14) Sergio Perez 15) Adrian Sutil

16) Romain Grosjean 17) Esteban Gutierrez 18) Pastor Maldonado 19) Kamui Kobayashi 20) Will Stevens

Gareth Dallison:, external So Lewis Hamilton locks up a couple of times and he's still fastest in this Q1. That is some driving.

I'm Arnie Keena:, external Come on Rosberg PUT YA FOOT DOWN

Mighty Joe:, external Surprise pole and win for Maldonado?

Felipe Massa set the fastest first and second sectors of all, but he lost half a second to the Mercedes in the final sector to slot into third.

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

The chequered flag is out, but anyone who is on a timed lap can complete it.

With one minute to go, Pastor Maldonado, Esteban Gutierrez, Adrian Sutil, Kamui Kobayashi and Will Stevens are in the drop zone.

Jenson Button hauls himself out of the drop zone, going third quickest, but he drops a place to fourth after his McLaren team-mate Kevin Magnussen slots into third. Just 0.033 seconds separate the duo.

Good effort from Kimi Raikkonen, who slots into fifth, just a tenth slower than the Williams of Valtteri Bottas. It's less successful for Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso who can only manage 11th, three tenths further back.

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Jenson Button (pictured), Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen, Kamui Kobayashi and Will Stevens are in the drop zone with three minutes to go.

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Force India:, external This is not Grumpy Corner - our crew are concentrating on the timing screens!

Sebastian Vettel goes fourth quickest, 1.2 seconds off the pace but he's knocked down a place as his Red Bull team-mate Daniel Ricciardo slots into third.