Practice 2: Hamilton tops as Vettel crashes
Nov.11 (Reuters) McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton set the pace in practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Friday while double world champion Sebastian Vettel crunched into the barriers. Vettel, returning to the Yas Marina circuit a year on from becoming Formula One’s youngest champion, skidded off at turn one with more than half an hour remaining [...]
Vettel and Alonso end up in the same wall
Nov.11 (F1 Media) World Champions Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso both shrugged off practice crashes this afternoon that saw their preparation for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix temporarily grind to a halt. Midway through the second practice session in twilight at the Yas Marina circuit Vettel went off at Turn One, sliding across the run-off [...]
Abu Dhabi Day 1: Renault preview
Nov.11 (Renault) Lotus Renault GP put their trio of driving talents to the test on the opening day of practice at the 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as Romain Grosjean lined up alongside Vitaly Petrov for the first free practice session; Bruno Senna returned to the cockpit of the R31 for the second session. Alan [...]
Abu Dhabi Day 1: Ferrari report
Nov.11 (Ferrari) In the unusual and intriguing atmosphere of the Yas Marina circuit, where track action starts under the blinding light of the sun before going on to run under the floodlights, there was a busy first day of testing for the penultimate round of the 2011 season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The increased [...]
Abu Dhabi Day 1: Williams report
Nov.11 (Williams) Team and drivers review the first practice day of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend, round 18 of the 2011 Formula 1 world championship, at the Yas Marina Circuit. Objectives P1 & P2 • Race preparation work • Car balance optimisation • Tyre testing Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: Pastor concluded a full [...]
Abu Dhabi Day 1: Virgin Racing report
Nov.11 (Virgin Racing) The first two Free Practice sessions for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix took place today at the Yas Marina Circuit, where Marussia Virgin Racing Reserve Driver Robert Wickens got the chance to take part in the morning session as a reward for winning the 2011 World Series by Renault FR 3.5 Championship. [...]
Abu Dhabi Day 1: McLaren report
Nov.11 (McLaren) Team and drivers review the first practice day of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend, round 18 of the 2011 Formula 1 world championship, at the Yas Marina Circuit. Lewis Hamilton: MP4-26A-04 “It was a really positive day for me. The car feels good – our long-run pace doesn’t feel too bad and [...]
Abu Dhabi Day 1: Force India report
Nov.11 (Force India) Team and drivers review the first practice day of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend, round 18 of the 2011 Formula 1 world championship, at the Yas Marina Circuit. Free practice objectives: FP1: Co-ordinated aero tests on both cars, wing level evaluation FP2: Tyre data collection and continued race set-up Adrian Sutil [...]
Abu Dhabi Day 1: Red Bull report
Nov.11 (Red Bull Racing) Mark Webber was the fastest of our drivers in both of today’s Free Practice sessions. Sebastian Vettel lost the car on the entrance to Turn 1 during the second session but only minor damage meant our mechanics were able to repair the car in time for him to attack the track [...]