Vettel takes the lead in FP2
F1 Grand Prix, GP Abu Dhabi, Yas Marina Circuit
Sebastian Vettel has returned to the top of the timesheets during the second practice session at Abu Dhabi. The McLaren cars that dominated in the first session are now second and third, with Hamilton nearly matching the fastest Red Bull.
While this is still early in the weekend, Ferrari might be slightly worried seeing both Lotus cars going faster than them. It is of course unsure how much fuel either of the cars were carrying on their best laps.
During the session there were no big incidents, but many drivers went wide through several corners as the track seemed slippery until the very end of practice.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:41.751 | - | 34 |
| 2 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:41.919 | 0.168 | 34 |
| 3 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:42.412 | 0.661 | 36 |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:42.466 | 0.715 | 21 |
| 5 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:42.500 | 0.749 | 34 |
| 6 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 1:42.532 | 0.781 | 28 |
| 7 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:42.587 | 0.836 | 31 |
| 8 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:42.823 | 1.072 | 33 |
| 9 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:42.998 | 1.247 | 37 |
| 10 | 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:43.106 | 1.355 | 36 |
| 11 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 1:43.191 | 1.440 | 34 |
| 12 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:43.200 | 1.449 | 36 |
| 13 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:43.255 | 1.504 | 34 |
| 14 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:43.267 | 1.516 | 32 |
| 15 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:43.578 | 1.827 | 34 |
| 16 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:43.689 | 1.938 | 32 |
| 17 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Str-Ferrari | 1:44.260 | 2.509 | 27 |
| 18 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Str-Ferrari | 1:45.005 | 3.254 | 19 |
| 19 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1:45.245 | 3.494 | 36 |
| 20 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1:45.782 | 4.031 | 33 |
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:46.589 | 4.838 | 36 |
| 22 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:46.671 | 4.920 | 32 |
| 23 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:46.707 | 4.956 | 26 |
| 24 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:47.406 | 5.655 | 35 |
