Vettel ahead, all others behind!!!
Sebastian Vettel edged out Lewis Hamilton as the pair finished half a second ahead of the rest of the field in second practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Jenson Button was third quickest as McLaren remained competitive, with Mark Webber a close fourth. However, Webber did not enjoy the smoothest session as his running came to a premature end with a cooling issue that manifested itself as a puddle of fluid in flowing from his car as it left the garage.The Lotuses of Romain Grosjean and Kimi Riakkonen were fifth and sixth fastest, ahead of Fernando Alonso, who seemed to struggle for one-lap pace despite a raft of upgrades on his car. His long-run pace was faster than the Red Bulls and McLarens, but so much so that Martin Whitmarsh was led to believe that the Ferrari must have been on a lower fuel load than its rivals.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:41.751 33
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:41.919 + 0.168 33
3. Jenson Button McLaren 1:42.412 + 0.661 35
4. Mark Webber Red Bull 1:42.466 + 0.715 21
5. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:42.500 + 0.749 33
6. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1:42.532 + 0.781 27
7. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:42.587 + 0.836 30
8. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:42.823 + 1.072 32
9. Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:42.998 + 1.247 36
10. Sergio Perez Sauber 1:43.106 + 1.355 35
11. Bruno Senna Williams 1:43.191 + 1.440 33
12. Nico Rosberg Mercedes AMG 1:43.200 + 1.449 35
13. Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1:43.255 + 1.504 33
14. Michael Schumacher Mercedes AMG 1:43.267 + 1.516 31
15. Paul di Resta Force India 1:43.578 + 1.827 33
16. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:43.689 + 1.938 31
17. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:44.260 + 2.509 26
18. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:45.073 + 3.322 18
19. Vitaly Petrov Caterham 1:45.245 + 3.494 35
20. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 1:45.782 + 4.031 32
21. Timo Glock Marussia 1:46.589 + 4.838 34
22. Charles Pic Marussia 1:46.671 + 4.920 30
23. Pedro de la Rosa HRT 1:46.707 + 4.956 25
24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT 1:47.406 + 5.655 34
