Hamilton stays on top in final practice
F1 Grand Prix, GP Abu Dhabi, Yas Marina Circuit
Lewis Hamilton remained on top of the timesheet in the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the Abu Dhabi GP. Along with Jenson Button's form, McLaren thereby look to be in the running to secure pole position later today, although Sebastian Vettel cannot be outruled yet.
Contrary to the earlier sessions held on Friday, there weren't many driver errors or off-track excursions.
Performances ahead of qualifying seem to be close to what could be seen at recent events. Red Bull's closest challengers again look to be McLaren, while Ferrari will likely have to settle for 5th and 6th.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:38.976 | - | 17 |
| 2 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Rbr-Renault | 1:39.403 | 0.427 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | Mark Webber | Rbr-Renault | 1:39.427 | 0.451 | 18 |
| 4 | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:39.429 | 0.453 | 16 |
| 5 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:39.661 | 0.685 | 16 |
| 6 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:40.135 | 1.159 | 19 |
| 7 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:40.183 | 1.207 | 18 |
| 8 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:40.429 | 1.453 | 21 |
| 9 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:40.511 | 1.535 | 19 |
| 10 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:40.938 | 1.962 | 18 |
| 11 | 9 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 1:41.509 | 2.533 | 21 |
| 12 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:41.527 | 2.551 | 21 |
| 13 | 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:41.566 | 2.590 | 20 |
| 14 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:41.594 | 2.618 | 18 |
| 15 | 18 | Sebastien Buemi | Str-Ferrari | 1:41.622 | 2.646 | 18 |
| 16 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | Str-Ferrari | 1:41.855 | 2.879 | 18 |
| 17 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1:42.025 | 3.049 | 19 |
| 18 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1:43.409 | 4.433 | 22 |
| 19 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:43.861 | 4.885 | 5 |
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:45.262 | 6.286 | 23 |
| 21 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:45.302 | 6.326 | 20 |
| 22 | 25 | Jerome d'Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:45.509 | 6.533 | 22 |
| 23 | 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:45.732 | 6.756 | 20 |
| 24 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | No time | - | 1 |
