Post-qualifying car weights - Abu Dhabi
F1 Grand Prix, GP Abu Dhabi, Yas Marina Circuit
The car weights after the Abu Dhabi qualifying session have again been released by the FIA. The table shows that Sebastian Vettel is actually in good shape, having 5kg of extra fuel on board, nearly the heaviest of the top 10 runners.
Lewis Hamilton will face some strong competition from Vettel especially as he will have a slightly longer first stint.
BrawnGP drivers Barrichello and Button on the other hand are light and will have the shortest first stints, along with Robert Kubica.
More in the back, both Renaults are the heaviest of the field. The Renault R29 is believed to have one of the biggest fuel tanks of the 2009 cars and the team may well be gambling on the durability that the tyres are offering at this circuit.
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Car weight (kg) | (kg)
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 658.5 |
| 2. | Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 663.0 |
| 3. | Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 660.0 |
| 4. | Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 655.0 |
| 5. | Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 657.0 |
| 6. | Trulli | Toyota | 661.0 |
| 7. | Kubica | Bmw-Sauber | 654.5 |
| 8. | Heidfeld | Bmw-Sauber | 664.0 |
| 9. | Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 665.0 |
| 10. | Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 661.5 |
| 11. | Raikkonen | Ferrari | 692.0* |
| 12. | Kobayashi | Toyota | 694.3* |
| 13. | Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 697.0* |
| 14. | Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 704.0* |
| 15. | Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 696.5* |
| 16. | Alonso | Renault | 708.3* |
| 17. | Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 695.0* |
| 18. | Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 696.0* |
| 19. | Grosjean | Renault | 710.8* |
| 20. | Fisichella | Ferrari | 692.5* |
