Ferrari topped both days of Pirelli's post-Abu Dhabi tyre test as Sebastian Vettel posted the quickest time on Wednesday using Pirelli's new Hypersoft tyre.
The German's 1:37.551, set in the morning, wasn't beaten or even close to beaten as Valtteri Bottas finished second fastest, more than nine-tenths down on Vettel – although times mean very little given it's a tyre development test.
Max Verstappen was third for Red Bull ahead of the Force India duo who split their running. Carlos Sainz was sixth for Renault.
Williams once again ran Robert Kubica and the Pole was almost two seconds down on the quickest time as he trialled the Hypersoft. He only had a handful of runs (28) as Sergey Sirotkin completed much of Williams' running.
McLaren once again ran two cars with Stoffel Vandoorne eighth and Lando Norris 12th.
Pirelli Tyre Test – Day 2 (Yas Marina)
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sebastian Vettel |
Ferrari |  |
1:37.551 | |
| 2 |  Valtteri Bottas |
Mercedes |  |
1:38.490 | 0.939 |
| 3 |  Max Verstappen |
Red Bull |  |
1:38.736 | 1.185 |
| 4 |  Sergio Perez |
Force India |  |
1:38.818 | 1.267 |
| 5 |  Esteban Ocon |
Force India | |
1:39.148 | 1.597 |
| 6 |  Carlos Sainz |
Renault |  |
1:39.444 | 1.893 |
| 7 |  Robert Kubica |
Williams |  |
1:39.485 | 1.934 |
| 8 |  Stoffel Vandoorne |
McLaren |  |
1:39.782 | 2.231 |
| 9 |  Kevin Magnussen |
Haas |  |
1:39.810 | 2.259 |
| 10 |  Sergey Sirotkin |
Williams | |
1:39.947 | 2.396 |
| 11 |  Charles Leclerc |
Sauber |  |
1:40.666 | 3.115 |
| 12 |  Lando Norris |
McLaren | |
1:41.714 | 4.163 |
| 13 |  Brendon Hartley |
Toro Rosso |  |
1:43.345 | 5.794 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly |
Toro Rosso | |
1:44.827 | 7.276 |
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