Hamilton quickest during first Abu Dhabi outing
F1 Grand Prix, GP Abu Dhabi, Yas Marina Circuit
McLaren's duo of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button have set the quickest times during the first free practice at the third to last round of this years championship, with RBR's Sebastian Vettel rounding out the top three. While the menacing Ferrari of Fernando Alonso lies fourth.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:43.285 | 21 | |
| 2 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:43.618 | 0.333 | 19 |
| 3 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:44.050 | 0.765 | 23 |
| 4 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:44.366 | 1.081 | 21 |
| 5 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:44.542 | 1.257 | 22 |
| 6 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:44.694 | 1.409 | 23 |
| 7 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:45.115 | 1.830 | 26 |
| 8 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:45.194 | 1.909 | 19 |
| 9 | 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 1:45.347 | 2.062 | 25 |
| 10 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 1:45.422 | 2.137 | 15 |
| 11 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:45.567 | 2.282 | 24 |
| 12 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:45.587 | 2.302 | 20 |
| 13 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:45.722 | 2.437 | 20 |
| 14 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:45.743 | 2.458 | 20 |
| 15 | 11 | Jules Bianchi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:45.769 | 2.484 | 22 |
| 16 | 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:45.811 | 2.526 | 22 |
| 17 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Str-Ferrari | 1:46.649 | 3.364 | 24 |
| 18 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Str-Ferrari | 1:46.708 | 3.423 | 26 |
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1:47.418 | 4.133 | 23 |
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:47.891 | 4.606 | 21 |
| 21 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:48.354 | 5.069 | 22 |
| 22 | 25 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:48.887 | 5.602 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 | Qing Hua Ma | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:50.487 | 7.202 | 20 |
| 24 | 21 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham-Renault | No time | 3 |
