Instagram round-up of Friday's practice at Abu Dhabi GP

Sport360 staff 20:45 25/11/2016
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  • Lewis Hamilton showed he was not going to relinquish his world title without a fight when beating Nico Rosberg in opening practice for the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Friday.

    The defending three-time world champion clocked a best lap of one minute and 40.861 seconds to outpace the 31-year-old German by 0.079sec.

    Rosberg leads Hamilton by 12 points in the 2016 drivers championship and only needs to finish on the podium to claim his first title.

    Hamilton must win and Rosberg finish out of the top three to retain his crown.

    Away from the heat of the competition though, Sport360 looks back at some of the best posts on Instagram.

    Moments captured on the social media platform included Nico Rosberg flinging autographs into the crowd and a lucky young fan getting his picture taken with Formula One legend Niki Lauda.

    Having some fun before FP2 💪🏻#AbuDhabiGP 📸 @victoriaverstappen

    A photo posted by Max Verstappen (@maxverstappen1) on

    Stunning setting for an #F1Finale... #AbuDhabiGP #F1 #Formula1

    A photo posted by FORMULA 1® (@f1) on

    🏎💨🇦🇪#abudhabigp

    A photo posted by Nathan McMahon (@nathanmcmahon) on

    #FernandoAlonso #mito #AbuDhabiGP

    A photo posted by Angela (@seninha) on

    #abudhabigp #sopheaholiday

    A photo posted by Sophea Um (@sophea_um) on

    🏎✨ . #AbuDhabiGP #YasMarinaCircuit #F1 #Formula1 #F1GP #GrandPrix #simplyabudhabi

    A video posted by Shady Beshr (@shady.fly) on

    Beautiful sky as the sunsets during FP2 in Abu Dhabi #F1 #AbuDhabiGP @ymcofficial

    A photo posted by SUTTON IMAGES (@suttonimages) on

    #abudhabigp #sopheaholiday

    A photo posted by Sophea Um (@sophea_um) on

    A photo posted by Angela (@seninha) on

    #wootwoot #day1 #abudhabigp

    A video posted by Zico Solaiman (@zico316) on

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