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Kimi Raikkonen's Lotus excluded from qualifying :
Kimi Raikkonen has been excluded from qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix following a front floor deflection test failure.
Representatives of his Lotus team were summoned to see the race stewards in Abu Dhabi after it was found that Raikkonen's car did not conform to the regulations. The left hand side of the floor was found to deflect more than the permitted 5mm vertically when the testing load was applied to it. Investigations by Lotus found that the issue had been caused by a broken floor due to kerb damage, but the stewards did not accept the explanation. He has been excluded from qualifying but will be allowed to start from the back of the grid.
FIA Rejects TEAM Explanation :
A statement issued by the FIA said: "The stewards heard the explanation of the team that the relevant part broke upon contact with a kerb. "However, the stewards did not accept that the incident referred to constituted an accident, or excused failing the relevant test."
Gp.news understands that the stewards did not accept the explanation, unlike when there was a similar situation with Romain Grosjean in Hungary, because it did not feel that the incident at Turn 3 where Raikkonen ran off the track and broke the floor should be considered as accidental damage. Kimi Raikkonen F1 2013 . Raikkonen's penalty means that he will not be able to take up his best grid slot since the German Grand Prix in July, having qualified fifth.
"The team respects the stewards' decision," team principal Eric Boullier said. "No advantage was sought or gained in the incident and the relevant part has been replaced. "We've seen what Kimi can do to work through the field when he needs to and we are going all out for the strongest result possible." For the Abu Dhabi weekend Raikkonen has reverted to the shorter wheelbase version of the E21 after feeling that the longer version did not suit his driving style. "We wanted to do it in previous races already but some races we could not," said the Finn. "I was told it was maybe an area where I can get the car like I want, so it has been OK.
"I think it doesn't need to be a big change, but if you get the front end as I like it, then I can drive normally and everything comes more to like it should be. At least here today was not too bad."

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Shaky-Schumi

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Result of the qualifying F1 of Abu Dhabi :

1. Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing - 1:39.957 -
2. Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing - 1:40.075 + 0.118
3. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP - 1:40.419 + 0.462
4. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes GP - 1:40.501 + 0.544
5. Kimi Räikkönen - Lotus - 1:40.542 + 0.585
6. Nico Hulkenberg - Sauber - 1:40.576 + 0.619
7. Romain Grosjean - Lotus - 1:40.997 + 1.040
8. Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:41.015 + 1.058
9. Sergio Perez - McLaren - 1:41.068 + 1.111
10. Daniel Ricciardo - Toro Rosso - 1:41.111 + 1.154
Q2
11. Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:41.093 + 1.136
12. Paul di Resta - Force India - 1:41.133 + 1.176
13. Jenson Button - McLaren - 1:41.200 + 1.243
14. Jean-Eric Vergne - Toro Rosso - 1:41.279 + 1.322
15. Pastor Maldonado - Williams - 1:41.395 + 1.438
16. Valtteri Bottas - Williams - 1:41.447 + 1.490
17. Esteban Gutierrez - Sauber - 1:41.999 + 2.042
Q1
18. Adrian Sutil - Force India - 1:42.051 -
19. Giedo van der Garde - Caterham - 1:43.252 + 3.295
20. Jules Bianchi - Marussia F1 Team - 1:43.398 + 3.441
21. Charles Pic - Caterham - 1:43.528 + 3.571
22. Max Chilton - Marussia F1 Team - 1:44.198 + 4.241

Qual : 1:39.957
Pole : Mark Webber
Team. Bat . : Rosberg > Hamilton
Grid Pos . Paul di Resta : 12th place

Webber beats Vettel to Abu Dhabi pole :
The Red Bull drivers qualified first and second for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. But in a switch from the previous practice sessions were Sebastian Vettel has been quickest, it was Mark Webber who won the pole while Vettel qualified second. The ambient air temperature at the start of the 60-minute session was 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius), and the track temperature was also 97 degrees Fahrenheit (36 degrees Celsius).
Qualifying 1
Everybody except Red Bull's Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel along with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso took to the track as the 20 minute Q1 began. Jean-Eric Vergne laid down a maker with a time of 1:43.442 in his Toro Rosso, but the times came down quickly with Nico Rosberg topping them after setting a 1:42.567 in his Mercedes. Most of the drivers were doing long lap runs on Pirelli's medium compound tires. 9 minutes into the session, Rosberg improved to a 1:42.279. His teammate Lewis Hamilton was second with a 1:42.573. The Red Bulls still had not been out. With 7 minutes remaining in the session the Red Bull drivers headed out on the soft compound tires. With 6 minutes remaining in the session Hamilton took the lead with a time of 1:42.231. With 4 minutes remaining in the session Vettel's first lap clocked in at 1:41.683 and Webber did a 1:41.568. Other drivers were now also lapping on the softs. With 3 minutes remaining in the session Kimi Raikkonen topped the times with a 1:41.276 and his Lotus teammate slotted into second with a 1:41.447. In the final moments of the session Felipe Massa went quickest with a time of 1:41.254 in his Ferrari. But Hamilton beat that with a 1:40.693. Raikkonen was third as Pastor Maldonado jumped to fourth in his Williams ahead of Alonso.
Rosberg, Romain Grosjean (Lotus), Webber, Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) and Paul di Resta (Force India) rounded out the top 10.
The six drivers eliminated at the end of Q1 were: Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber), Adrian Sutil (Force India), Guido van der Garde (Caterham), Jules Bianchi (Marussia), Charles Pic (Caterham) and Max Chilton (Marussia.)
Qualifying 2:
Paul di Resta was the first out in the 15 minute session. He also set the first time: a 1:41.477. He and the rest of the drivers were on the soft tires. Hulkenberg beat that with 1:41.147. With 10 minutes remaining in the session, Raikkonen topped the times with a lap of 1:40.971. With 9 minutes remaining in the session, Rosberg sliced in a 1:40.473. Hamilton moved into second and Vettel third.
With 6 minutes remaining in the session, most drivers were back in the pits preparing for their final runs. Alonso and Jenson Button (McLaren) were outside the top 10 at the time. With 3 minutes remaining in the session, all the drivers were back out there except for Rosberg and Vettel. With 1 minute remaining in the session, Alonso and Button were still missing from the top 10. And they stayed out. The six drivers eliminated at the end of Q2 were: Alonso, di Resta, Button, who said the car was so off the pace that it was unreal, Vergne, Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas (Williams.) The top 10 drivers at the end of Q2 were: Rosberg, Hamilton, Webber, Vettel, Sergio Perez (McLaren), Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso), Hulkenberg, Grosjean, Raikkonen and Massa.
Qualifying 3 :
Everybody except Massa took to the track as the 10-minute session began. All were on the soft compound Pirellis. Hulkenberg clocked the first time: 1:41.379, but quickly fell back as a number of drivers went quicker with Vettel's 1:40.091 being the best ahead of Rosberg (1:40.419) and Hamilton (1:40.501.) Ricciardo, Massa and Perez did not go out on the first run. With 4 minutes remaining in the session, the first runs were over and it was back to the pits. With 2 minutes remaining in the session, everybody was on track.
Webber came across the finish line first, and was now in first with a 1:39.957. Vettel wound up second with a 1:40.075. Rosberg took third with a 1:40.473. Hamilton had a spin but still ended up fourth with his previous time. Raikkonen, Hulkenberg, Grosjean, Massa, Perez and Ricciardo rounded out the top 10 qualifiers

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Shaky-Schumi

Result of the 3rd practice session :

1. Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing - 1:41.349 -
2. Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing - 1:41.571 + 0.222
3. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes GP - 1:41.580 + 0.231
4. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP - 1:41.721 + 0.372
5. Romain Grosjean - Lotus - 1:41.832 + 0.483
6. Jenson Button - McLaren - 1:41.956 + 0.607
7. Nico Hulkenberg - Sauber - 1:42.055 + 0.706
8. Esteban Gutierrez - Sauber - 1:42.282 + 0.933
9. Kimi Räikkönen - Lotus - 1:42.387 + 1.038
10. Jean-Eric Vergne - Toro Rosso - 1:42.457 + 1.108
11. Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:42.516 + 1.167
12. Paul di Resta - Force India - 1:42.681 + 1.332
13. Valtteri Bottas - Williams - 1:42.698 + 1.349
14. Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:42.702 + 1.353
15. Daniel Ricciardo - Toro Rosso - 1:42.727 + 1.378
16. Pastor Maldonado - Williams - 1:42.798 + 1.449
17. Adrian Sutil - Force India - 1:42.989 + 1.640
18. Sergio Perez - McLaren - 1:43.142 + 1.793
19. Giedo van der Garde - Caterham - 1:44.472 + 3.123
20. Charles Pic - Caterham - 1:44.728 + 3.379
21. Max Chilton - Marussia F1 Team - 1:45.621 + 4.272
22. Jules Bianchi - Marussia F1 Team - 1:47.506 + 6.157

Vettel leads final practice Red Bull one-two :
Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber continued to top the times in Abu Dhabi as they posted the first and second quickest laps in Free Practice 3. Mercedes teammates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg wound up third and fourth. The ambient .air temperature at the start of the 60-minute session was 97 degrees Fahrenheit (36 degrees Celsius), and the track temperature was also117 degrees Fahrenheit (47 degrees Celsius). Team Lotus drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean were the first out on the track. 10 minutes into the session, Charles Pic (Caterham) posted the first lap time: a leisurely 1:50.512. About five minutes later Raikkonen posted a 1:44.026. Then Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) lowered that to a 1:44.117. The drivers were using Pirelli's medium compound slick with the white sidewalls. 20 minutes into the session, and a number of drivers has done installation laps but no flying laps including Mark Webber (Red Bull), Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa, Mercedes teammates Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, Sauber's Esteban Gutierrez and Nico Hulkenberg, and McLaren's Jenson Button and Sergio Perez. In the next five minutes most of them started to trickle out onto the track. Meanwhile, Vettel had lowered his time to a 1:43.795 and Raikkonen his to a 1:43.949. 29 minutes into the session, Webber posted a 1:43.823 on his first flying lap. At the midpoint of FP3 the top six were: Vettel, Webber, Hamilton, Raikkonen, Grosjean and Valtteri Bottas (Williams.) Everybody was still running the medium tires at this stage. With 25 minutes remaining, everybody was on track except Perez. With 22 minutes remaining, Rosberg was now on top with a 1:43.784 ahead of Hamilton who had turned a 1:43.785. A minute later, Vettel was back in front with a time of 1:43.541. Rosberg responded with a 1:43.465. With 19 minutes remaining, it was busy out there with only Alonso, Hamilton and Rosberg in the pits.
With 17 minutes remaining, Vettel was on another flyer but pitted at the end of the lap. Jules Bianchi spun his Marussia and clipped the wall. Everybody now pitted to get their cars set up for qualifying simulation runs. With 13 minutes to go, the top six were: Rosberg, Webber, Vettel, Hamilton, Raikkonen and Grosjean. With 10 minutes remaining, a few drivers returned to the track with Pirelli's soft compound slicks fitted to their cars. More drivers followed them out. Button got things rolling with 1:41.956. Hulkenberg then posted a 1:42.055. With 5 minutes remaining, Hamilton was fastest at 1:41.580. Everybody was on the track now except Bianchi. With 3 minutes remaining, Vettel retook first with a 1:41.351. After the checkered flag came out, Webber crossed the line with a 1:41.571, but Vettel was even quicker with 1:43.349. Hamilton, Rosberg, Grosjean, Button, Hulkenberg, Gutierrez, Raikkonen and Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso) rounded out top 10.

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Shaky-Schumi

Result of the 2nd practice session :

1. Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing - 1:41.335 -
2. Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing - 1:41.490 + 0.155
3. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes GP - 1:41.690 + 0.355
4. Kimi Räikkönen - Lotus -1:41.726 + 0.391
5. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP - 1:41.758 + 0.423
6. Sergio Perez - McLaren - 1:42.006 + 0.671
7. Jenson Button - McLaren - 1:42.010 + 0.675
8. Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:42.171 + 0.836
9. Nico Hulkenberg - Sauber - 1:42.324 + 0.989
10. Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:42.440 + 1.105
11. Esteban Gutierrez - Sauber - 1:42.509 + 1.174
12. Romain Grosjean - Lotus - 1:42.607 + 1.272
13. Paul di Resta - Force India - 1:42.806 + 1.471
14. Pastor Maldonado - Williams - 1:42.952 + 1.617
15. Adrian Sutil - Force India - 1:42.998 + 1.663
16. Daniel Ricciardo - Toro Rosso - 1:43.152 + 1.817
17. Jean-Eric Vergne - Toro Rosso - 1:43.271 + 1.936
18. Valtteri Bottas - Williams - 1:43.565 + 2.230
19. Giedo van der Garde - Caterham - 1:44.138 + 2.803
20. Jules Bianchi - Marussia F1 Team - 1:44.459 + 3.124
21. Charles Pic - Caterham - 1:44.525 + 3.190
22. Max Chilton - Marussia F1 Team - 1:45.565 + 4.230

Vettel on top as problems delay Grosjean :
Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber sailed into the sunset as the posted lap times a full third of a second quicker than their nearest competition in Free Practice 2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus) and Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) rounded out the top five. The ambient air temperature at the start of the 90-minute session was 91 degrees Fahrenheit (33 degrees Celsius), and the track temperature was99 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius.) Raikkonen got things rolling in his Lotus.
FP2 started with the sun still in the sky and ended with the cars running under the lights with the official sunset time coming 41 minutes into the session. Max Chilton clocked the first lap time of FP2 – 1:54.938 – in his Marussia, but moments later Raikkonen sliced over 10 seconds off of that as he posted a 1:44.360. By the 12 minute mark, Sergio Perez had his McLaren at the top of the timing screens with a 1:43.564 and his teammate Jenson Button was second with a time of 1:43.616. There was no lolling about in the pits going on like in FP1 and only four of the 22 drivers were not out on the track. As in FP1, the drivers were using Pirelli's medium compound slick with the white sidewalls. 15 minutes into the session, Sebastian Vettel clocked a 1:43.062 in his Red Bull, and Lewis Hamilton turned a 1:43.355 in his Mercedes. Then Hamilton's teammate Nico Rosberg beat that with a 1:43.101 to claim second place. Romain Grosjean climbed up to third after turning a 1:43.164 in his Lotus, and Mark Webber was now fourth with a 1:43.237 in his Red Bull. 21 minutes into the session, Webber banged in a 1:43.021 to make it a Red Bull one/two. But that didn't last long as Raikkonen lowered the boom to 1:41.888, a fill 1.133 seconds quicker than Webber. But Raikkonen was on Pirelli's soft compound tires. 26 minutes into the session, Raikkonen had another run on softs and lowered his time to 1:41.726. 27 minutes into the session, other drivers were now trying the softs including Nico Hulkenberg who jumped to second with a 1:42.418 in his Sauber, and Rosberg who was told he should go for a 1.5 second gain. Rosberg improved from 1:43.101 to a 1:41.758 to take second place.
34 minutes into the session, Hamilton took top honors with a time of 1:41.690. 37 minutes into the session, Webber, on softs snatched the lead with a time of 1:41.556. 42 minutes into the session, Vettel finally made a run of the softs set a 1:41.434. The sun had just set, but because the flood lights were already switched on there was no real transition from daylight to night trackside. Vettel lowered his time to 1:41.335 and Webber his to 1:41.490. Midway through FP2 the top six where: Vettel, Webber, Hamilton, Raikkonen Rosberg and Perez. 47 minutes into the session, Chilton spun his Marussia at Turn 2. Grosjean meanwhile went off the track at Turn 20 and radioed that something had broken in his Lotus. Both drivers continued. Most of the teams had done their qualifying simulations right around sunset to match the conditions the cars would face in qualifying proper on Saturday evening.
And now many of the teams began doing long runs to simulate the race conditions of Sunday evening. With 23 minutes remaining, only Grosjean, whose car had broken down, was in the pits. But the Lotus mechanics repaired his car and he was back in action before the end of the session. But with less than 10 minutes to go, Grosjean was back in the pits for more repairs. Everybody else was pounding around on the track. Adrian Sutil had been a busy boy in the Force India, going off at Turns 6, 21 and 20.
The top 10 at the end of FP2 were: Vettel, Webber, Hamilton, Raikkonen, Rosberg, Perez, Button, Fernando Alonso , Hulkenberg and Felipe Massa .

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Shaky-Schumi

Result of the 1st practice session :

1. Romain Grosjean - Lotus - 1:44.241 -
2. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes GP - 1:44.433 + 0.192
3. Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing - 1:44.499 + 0.258
4. Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing - 1:44.712 + 0.471
5. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP - 1:44.741 + 0.500
6. Kimi Räikkönen - Lotus - 1:44.929 + 0.688
7. Paul di Resta - Force India - 1:45.040 + 0.799
8. Jenson Button - McLaren - 1:45.099 + 0.858
9. Pastor Maldonado - Williams - 1:45.150 + 0.909
10. Sergio Perez - McLaren - 1:45.331 + 1.090
11. Nico Hulkenberg - Sauber - 1:45.378 + 1.137
12. Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:45.440 + 1.199
13. Valtteri Bottas - Williams - 1:45.823 + 1.582
14. James Calado - Force India - 1:45.924 + 1.683
15. Esteban Gutierrez - Sauber - 1:46.068 + 1.827
16. Jean-Eric Vergne - Toro Rosso - 1:46.114 + 1.873
17. Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:46.124 + 1.883
18. Daniel Ricciardo - Toro Rosso - 1:46.126 + 1.885
19. Charles Pic - Caterham - 1:47.600 + 3.359
20. Heikki Kovalainen - Caterham - 1:47.670 + 3.429
21. Jules Bianchi - Marussia F1 Team - 1:47.723 + 3.482
22. Rodolfo Gonzalez - Marussia F1 Team - 1:49.565 + 5.324

Grosjean leads Hamilton in first practice :
Lotus driver Romain Grosjean topped the times during Free Practice 1 on a sunny afternoon at Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina complex. Lewis Hamilton, fastest for much of the session in his Mercedes, was second. The Red Bull duo of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber wound up third and fourth ahead of Hamilton's Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg. Three teams had their reserve drivers in their cars for FP1. Rodolofo Gonzales replaced Max Chilton in the Marussia; Heikki Kovalainen took over Guido van der Garde's Caterham; and James Calado was in Adrian Sutil's Force India. The ambient air temperature at the start of the 90-minute session was 93 degrees Fahrenheit (34 degrees Celsius), and the track temperature was113 degrees Fahrenheit (45 degrees Celsius.)
Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber) was the first out on the 21-turn 3.451-mile (5.554-km) Yas Marina circuit. Kimi Raikkonen followed him out, ending any last minute speculation that the Lotus driver was not going to compete in Abu Dhabi after falling out with the team in India. Gutierrez was also the first to have an "off" as he slid wide a Turn 6. After completing an installation lap or two – Raikkonen did three – everybody headed for the garages to have their cars checked over. 15 minutes into the session, nobody was on track and nobody had set a lap time. 20 minutes into the session, nobody was on track and nobody had set a lap time. 21 minutes into the session, Rodolfo headed out. He was testing different floor configurations for Marussia. Would he turn the first flying lap or came back into the pits? He came around and kept going. But he pitted at the end of the lap. 25 minutes into the session, Sergio Perez took to the track in his McLaren. He had the entire circuit to himself as he clocked a 1:48.525. 30 minutes into the session, only Perez had set a time. On his next lap he turned a 1:45.889. 32 minutes into the session, Jenson Button drove out of the McLaren garage. 36 minutes into the session, more drivers were now on track as Perez clocked a 1:45.331. Pirelli's medium compound slick was the tire of choice at for FP1. 38 minutes into the session, Romain Grosjean claimed second place with a lap of 1:45.647 in his Lotus. The drivers at Red Bull (Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel), Mercedes (Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton) and Ferrari (Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa) remained in the pits. Halfway through FP1 the top six were: Perez, Grosjean, Button, Pastor Maldonado (Williams), Valtteri Bottas (Williams), and Gutierrez. Only 11 drivers had set lap times. With 43 minutes remaining in the session, Grosjean topped the times with a 1:45.329. And, finally, the top guns got going. As the final half hour approached, things started to get serious. Vettel was quickest with a 1:44.866, followed by Hamilton with a 1:45.015 and Raikkonen with a 1:45.108. Webber, Paul di Resta (Force India) and Grosjean rounded out the top six. With 29 minutes remaining in the session, Rosberg topped the list with a 1:44.741 but moments later Hamilton beat that with a 1:44.462. With 24 minutes remaining in the session, Hamilton was back out front with a 1:44.433. Webber was now second, Rosberg third, Vettel fourth and Raikkonen fifth. They were the only drivers to get below the 1 minute 45 second barrier. The session wound down without the top five improving on their times.
Then, with 12 minutes remaining in the session, Vettel grabbed second place with a 1:44.641. He improved that to a 1:44.499.
With 5 minutes remaining in the session, Grosjean took fifth with a 1:44.805. With 4 minutes remaining in the session, all 22 drivers were on the track. With 1 minute remaining in the session, Grosjean grabbed first with a 1:44.241. The top 10 in FP1 were: Grosjean, Hamilton, Vettel, Webber, Rosberg, Raikkonen, di Resta, Button, Maldonado and Perez.

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Shaky-Schumi

kyke50 wrote:Nico Hülkenberg suffers stomach problems.
If they continue tomorrow, will be replaced by Pedro de la Rosa.

Nico Hülkenberg has recovered from stomach problems and will be in the race.
I'm happy for Nico, but I feel sorry for De la Rosa.

Red Bull celebrates 4th title in a row on a heliport of hotel in Dubai.

Nico Hülkenberg suffers stomach problems.
If they continue tomorrow, will be replaced by Pedro de la Rosa.

a Little impression of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix of 2012

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The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – (17th round of the 2013 Formula 1 World Championship)
Yas Marina circuit – it will be the 5° edition
Only one week after the Indian Grand Prix, the Formula 1 championship continues in Adu Dhabi. Another track designed by Hermann Tilke. Probably the worst circuit of the season, at least in my opinion. The only part that I like is from the curve n. 2 to curve n. 4. The rest is quite boring. There are two long straights linked by tight hairpin bends and a lot of 90 degree corners. Traction is very important due to the stop start nature of the track. Pirelli will bring medium compound (white stripe) and soft compound (yellow stripe), the same combination used last week at Buddh International Circuit. There will be two DRS zones along the main straights.
My congratulations to Vettel: 26 year and four times world champion. 36 wins. 43 pole positions. These numbers speak for themselves. For sure Sebastian drives the best car, but in 2008 at Monza, he won at the wheel of Toro Rosso(engine Ferrari), and during these years Vettel has improved and makes very few mistakes. The Red Bull is the fastest car and Vettel knows how to use it to its full potential. Red Bull and Vettel are a winning combination, but very important is also Adrian Newey, renowned for his genius as aerodynamic design. He is the most successful design engineer in the history of Formula 1.
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: winners, Podium and pole position(last 4 editions)
Podium 2009: Vettel(Red Bull) – 2° Webber and 3° Button. Fastest lap: Vettel – pole position : Hamilton 1'40''948
Podium 2010: Vettel(Red Bull) – 2° Hamilton and 3° Button. Fastest lap: Hamilton – pole position : Vettel 1'39''394
Podium 2011: Hamilton(Mc Laren) – 2° Alonso and 3° Button. Fastest lap: Webber – pole position : Vettel 1'38''481
Podium 2012: Raikkonen(Lotus) – 2° Alonso and 3° Vettel. Fastest lap: Vettel – pole position : Hamilton 1'40''630
Last year Vettel started from the pit line following a penalty and finished on podium(3° place)
The stats of this season(2013) after 16 races.
First place: Vettel(10; the last six consecutive) Alonso and Rosberg(2); Raikkonen and Hamilton (1)
Second place: Raikkonen(6) Alonso(5); Webber(3); Vettel and Rosberg(1)
Third place: Grosjean(5) Hamilton(4) Vettel and Webber(2); Raikkonen Alonso and Massa(1)
Total Podium: Vettel(13); Alonso and Raikkonen(8); Hamilton Grosjean and Webber(5); Rosberg (3); Massa(1).
Pole position: Vettel (7) – Hamilton (5) – Rosberg (3) – Webber(1)

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abu dhabi last year podium
1 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 55 1:45:58.667
2 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 55 +0.8 secs
3 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 55 +4.1 secs
pole position
1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:40.630

Shaky , my program list this :

Pos Team Points
1 Red Bull Racing-Renault 470
2 Mercedes 313
3 Ferrari 309
4 Lotus-Renault 285
5 McLaren-Mercedes 93
6 Force India-Mercedes 68
7 Sauber-Ferrari 45
8 STR-Ferrari 32
9 Williams-Renault 1
10 Marussia-Cosworth 0
11 Caterham-Renault 0

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