Sebastian Vettel fastest in first Abu Dhabi practice
Hamilton second quickest, Button third.
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap during the first free practice ahead of Sunday’s last and crucial Grand Prix of the season, 2010 the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The German set a best time of 1:43.177, beating by 0.192 seconds McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton (1:43.369) and by 0.608 Jenson Button (1:43.785).
Fourth fastest time for Red Bull’s Mark Webber (1:43.840), ahead of Renault’s Robert Kubica (1:44.080), Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso (1.44.121), Meredes GP’s Michael Schumacher (1:44.199), Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi (1:44.604) and Mercedes GP’s Nico Rosberg (1:44.718).
Tenth time for Nick Heidfeld in the other Sauber, 11th for Felipe Massa, 12th for Vitaly Petrov, 13th for Adrian Sutil, 14th for Jaime Alguersuari, 15th for Vitantonio Liuzzi and 16th Rubens Barrichello.
2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, First free Practice results:
| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:42.760 | 18 | |
| 2 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:43.369 | 0.609 | 16 |
| 3 | 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:43.785 | 1.025 | 19 |
| 4 | 6 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:43.840 | 1.080 | 19 |
| 5 | 11 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:44.080 | 1.320 | 19 |
| 6 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:44.121 | 1.361 | 17 |
| 7 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:44.199 | 1.439 | 19 |
| 8 | 23 | Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:44.604 | 1.844 | 18 |
| 9 | 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:44.718 | 1.958 | 19 |
| 10 | 22 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:44.737 | 1.977 | 19 |
| 11 | 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:45.160 | 2.400 | 18 |
| 12 | 12 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:45.445 | 2.685 | 21 |
| 13 | 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:45.474 | 2.714 | 15 |
| 14 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:45.552 | 2.792 | 20 |
| 15 | 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:45.585 | 2.825 | 14 |
| 16 | 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:46.003 | 3.243 | 20 |
| 17 | 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:46.644 | 3.884 | 19 |
| 18 | 16 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:47.105 | 4.345 | 22 |
| 19 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:48.450 | 5.690 | 19 |
| 20 | 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:48.472 | 5.712 | 17 |
| 21 | 25 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:49.375 | 6.615 | 13 |
| 22 | 21 | Bruno Senna | HRT-Cosworth | 1:49.590 | 6.830 | 18 |
| 23 | 20 | Christian Klien | HRT-Cosworth | 1:50.274 | 7.514 | 17 |
| 24 | 19 | Fairuz Fauzy | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:51.705 | 8.945 | 18 |
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