Le 13/11, 16:20
After a great battle in the first round, the two Mercedes GP drivers managed to stabilize their positions. Nico Rosberg got the better of Michael Schumacher. The young German finished 6th in the race just ahead of his illustrious elder. Both men, along with Ross Brawn, believe that this was the best they could do today and are eagerly looking forward to heading to Interlagos to perform at least as well.
Le 12/11, 16:35
Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and the entire McLaren team hoped to secure pole position today in Abu Dhabi. However, Hamilton and Button were ultimately outpaced by Sebastian Vettel. Hamilton will therefore start second tomorrow and Button third, but both men intend to do everything they can to ensure the reigning double world champion does not escape at the start, and they will then try to play their hand to win the race.
Le 12/11, 16:13
Great qualifying session for the Sahara Force India team; both drivers managed to qualify for Q3, which was the goal. Adrian Sutil will start from 9th place on the grid, just ahead of Paul di Resta. The objective for both men will be to score points in tomorrow's race to continue securing the 6th place in the Constructors' Championship.
Le 12/11, 15:27
Mixed qualifying session for the Sauber team, as both drivers failed to properly exploit their new soft tire sets. Despite this small issue, Sergio Perez nearly reached Q3. The Mexican ultimately finishes in 11th place but hopes to gain some positions during the race tomorrow with an aggressive strategy. Despite his 16th place on the grid, Kamui Kobayashi will also attempt to climb towards the top 10.
Le 12/11, 09:39
The HRT team has never managed in two years of existence to have its new single-seater running during pre-season testing. However, the Spanish team hopes that this will change this year.
Le 12/11, 08:54
The FIA had decided to ban blown diffusers - also called low blowing - from 2012. Several teams - Red Bull, McLaren, and Lotus Renault notably - had tried to postpone the implementation of this ban, but this request was unsuccessful, and the concept introduced by Red Bull, and adopted by its rivals, will therefore no longer be legal from next year.
Le 11/11, 19:56
The first day of testing at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was not an easy one for the Marussia Virgin Racing drivers. Timo Glock encountered some issues during the first session before things somewhat settled during the second session. Robert Wickens drove the MVR-02 for the first time during a test session and he is delighted and looking forward to getting back behind the wheel of this car next Thursday. Jérome d'Ambrosio, on the other hand, had given up his seat to the Canadian and thus experienced a busy second testing session but he seems confident for the rest of the weekend.
Le 11/11, 16:08
Vitantonio Liuzzi and Daniel Ricciardo are not completely satisfied with the settings found for their HRT F111 today in Abu Dhabi. Both men know they will have to work with their engineers tonight to try to find solutions to improve things tomorrow, especially to be more competitive for the qualifying session.
Le 11/11, 15:56
The Sauber team saw its two drivers have slightly different days today. Kamui Kobayashi had a problem with his car during the first free practice session, which forced him to stay in the garage for almost an hour without being able to drive, but the Japanese driver is still satisfied with his car. Sergio Perez seemed confident for the rest of the weekend on his side, with the Mexican driver hoping to finish in the top 10 on Sunday during the race. However, tomorrow he will first work on his car's setup in preparation for the qualifying session and the race.
Le 11/11, 15:46
Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen are delighted with the test day that just ended in Abu Dhabi. The two Team Lotus drivers were able to work without encountering any issues with their car. They were able to test both types of tires in different situations and found that the degradation was less significant than usual. They therefore hope to do well tomorrow during the qualifications and then on Sunday during the race.
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