2011 Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

[Chris Jenkins]

Free Practice 1: Friday - 9:00am GMT
Free Practice 2: Friday - 1:00pm GMT
Free Practice 3: Saturday - 10:00am GMT
Qualifying: Saturday - 1:00pm GMT
Race: Sunday - 1:00pm GMT

 

[Chris Jenkins]

Free Practice 1 Results

01. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m40.263
02. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m40.389 + 0.126
03. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m40.403 + 0.140
04. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m40.755 + 0.492
05. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m40.801 + 0.538
06. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m41.260 + 0.997
07. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m41.340 + 1.077
08. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m42.130 + 1.867
09. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m42.151 + 1.888
10. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m42.377 + 2.114
11. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m42.633 + 2.370
12. Romain Grosjean Renault 1m42.685 + 2.422
13. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m43.118 + 2.855
14. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m43.255 + 2.992
15. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m43.389 + 3.126
16. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m44.412 + 4.149
17. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m44.484 + 4.221
18. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m44.565 + 4.302
19. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m44.898 + 4.635
20. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m46.385 + 6.122
21. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 1m46.532 + 6.269
22. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m48.024 + 7.761
23. Robert Wickens Virgin-Cosworth 1m48.551 + 8.288
24. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth No Time

 

[Chris Jenkins]

Free Practice 2 Results

01. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m39.586
02. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m39.785 + 0.199
03. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m39.971 + 0.385
04. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m39.980 + 0.394
05. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m40.104 + 0.518
06. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m40.132 + 0.546
07. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m40.553 + 0.967
08. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m40.951 + 1.365
09. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m41.021 + 1.435
10. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m41.490 + 1.904
11. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m41.565 + 1.979
12. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m41.680 + 2.094
13. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m41.947 + 2.361
14. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m41.983 + 2.397
15. Bruno Senna Renault 1m42.369 + 2.783
16. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m42.798 + 3.212
17. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m42.910 + 3.324
18. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m43.562 + 3.976
19. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m44.050 + 4.464
20. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m44.265 + 4.679
21. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m45.486 + 5.900
22. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m46.142 + 6.556
23. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m46.249 + 6.663
24. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 1m46.328 + 6.742

 

[Chris Jenkins]

Free Practice 3 Results

01. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m38.976
02. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m39.403 + 0.427
03. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m39.427 + 0.451
04. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m39.429 + 0.453
05. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m39.661 + 0.685
06. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m40.135 + 1.159
07. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m40.183 + 1.207
08. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m40.429 + 1.453
09. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m40.511 + 1.535
10. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m40.938 + 1.962
11. Bruno Senna Renault 1m41.509 + 2.533
12. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m41.527 + 2.551
13. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m41.566 + 2.590
14. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m41.594 + 2.618
15. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m41.622 + 2.646
16. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m41.855 + 2.879
17. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m42.025 + 3.049
18. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m43.409 + 4.433
19. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m43.861 + 4.88
20. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m45.262 + 6.286
21. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m45.302 + 6.326
22. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m45.509 + 6.533
23. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 1m45.732 + 6.756
24. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault No Time Set

 

[Eric Parker]

Pretty sad when the coolest part of the track is the pit exit. Its like watching cars drive around a parking lot.

 

[Luke McVicar]

vettel on pole yet again.

 

[Michael Brown]

He's tied with the record for most poles in a season isn't he?

 

[My993C2]

He's tied with the record for most poles in a season isn't he?

Correct he's now tied with Mansell's record (of course Mansell did it in less races). But to Vettel's credit, Mansell had less competition the year he set the record in 1992. The 2011 McLaren boys are no slouches. They both set fast laps today in Q3. Vettel was just faster.

 

[Eric Parker]

I think there should be an asterisk that says mansell did it in 16 races and not 19.

 

[Omer Said]

That Vettel cam was great. You can see the concentration from his eyes.

 

[Ivo Simons]

And he was watching the screens also. Very cool cam. Its a shame we dont have many cool cams in F1.
Is ages ago we saw a foot cam or something like that. You would expect more from the biggest racing series.

Btw Massa again 1.2 second from pole and 0.500 from Alonso.
Ferrari is going to regret they keep him for another year.

 

[Michael Brown]

I think there should be an asterisk that says mansell did it in 16 races and not 19.

When I last checked the F1 records on Wikipedia, they have records for the number of poles and the percentage of poles in a season. While Vettel may nab Mansell's poles, he won't get the percentage from him this season.

Mansell had 14 poles out of 16 races: 88%
Vettel currently has 14 poles out of 19 races: 74%
If Vettel gets a pole in Brazil: 79%

 

[Chris Jenkins]

A couple bits of news.

The first DRS zone has been extended by approx 75m to aid overtaking.

The FIA have said that anyone who cuts the chicane at turn 9 will be referred to the stewards immediately.

 

[William Levesque]

And he was watching the screens also. Very cool cam. Its a shame we dont have many cool cams in F1.
Is ages ago we saw a foot cam or something like that. You would expect more from the biggest racing series.

Foot cam today ? How fun and interesting would it be ?

 

[Luke McVicar]

Riccardo is looking good for torro rosso with the perofrmance he made yesterday.

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Lunch...ready, coffee...ready...BBC on...ready

So, now go finish on the podium Michael Schumacher. I am ready :thumb:

Have a great race everybody!

 

[Michael Brown]

And he was watching the screens also. Very cool cam. Its a shame we dont have many cool cams in F1.
Is ages ago we saw a foot cam or something like that. You would expect more from the biggest racing series.

First thing they can do is have onboard cameras for all cars.

Hoping for an exciting performance from the McLarens, they've been stronger here than India.

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Vettel stuck his finger in his tire?

 

[Ondrej Kapal]

oooo Vettel puncture!

 

[Dave Flower]

Hope SV's bad luck gives Lewis the win and the motivation jump start that he's been needing so badly for so long.