Sebastian Vettel ends Pirelli tyre test quickest in Abu Dhabi

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.

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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