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2010 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Time/Retired	Gap	Laps
1	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1:40.888		25
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	RBR-Renault	1:41.145	0.257	28
3	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:41.314	0.426	29
4	6	Mark Webber	RBR-Renault	1:41.315	0.427	29
5	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	1:41.576	0.688	31
6	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:41.583	0.695	21
7	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1:42.096	1.208	31
8	1	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	1:42.132	1.244	28
9	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India-Mercedes	1:42.203	1.315	31
10	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes GP	1:42.222	1.334	29
11	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes GP	1:42.246	1.358	29
12	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams-Cosworth	1:42.449	1.561	32
13	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	1:42.535	1.647	21
14	23	Kamui Kobayashi	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	1:42.768	1.880	26
15	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Cosworth	1:42.914	2.026	37
16	22	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	1:42.950	2.062	34
17	17	Jaime Alguersuari	STR-Ferrari	1:43.128	2.240	17
18	16	Sebastien Buemi	STR-Ferrari	1:43.584	2.696	33
19	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus-Cosworth	1:45.180	4.292	36
20	24	Timo Glock	Virgin-Cosworth	1:45.259	4.371	31
21	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus-Cosworth	1:45.612	4.724	35
22	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin-Cosworth	1:46.053	5.165	29
23	20	Christian Klien	HRT-Cosworth	1:47.210	6.322	32
24	21	Bruno Senna	HRT-Cosworth	1:47.434	6.546	28

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Lewis Hamilton has admitted he would love to see Mark Webber emerge victorious in this year's Formula world title race if he cannot claim the championship for himself. "He has been told by his team what position he is and against adversity he has kept at it," Hamilton said. "He has done an awesome job."
Full story: Daily Express

Formula 1 drivers are well-versed in the use of extreme measures in the pursuit of speed but Fernando Alonso, the 2010 championship leader, has taken things a stride further by having his legs waxed. "I'm surprised how he was able to take the pain," said Hamilton. "Mark [Webber] pointed it out and was asking: 'How far has it gone up?' I was like: 'Wow, they are shiny.'"
Full story: The Guardian

The word from the Spanish journalists is that the Ferrari simulator says the Red Bull will be 0.4 seconds quicker a lap at Abu Dhabi than the Ferrari. Might account for Alonso's tetchy mood and picked cuticles?!
Darren Heath on Twitter

Red Bull decision for only Vettel only to do Pirelli test next week taken "six weeks ago", according to Christian Horner.
BBC F1 commentator Jonathan Legard on Twitter

Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton will both miss next week's Pirelli tyre test in Abu Dhabi, with McLaren the only front-running team that will not use a current race driver for the two-day run.
Full story: Autosport.com

Nick Heidfeld has confirmed he is in discussions with Renault for a drive in 2011.
Full story: Autosport.com

The Australian Grand Prix's place on next year's Formula 1 calendar is under threat because of a row over fees with CAMS, the country's motorsport governing body.
Full story: Autosport.com

Felipe Massa is confident that his difficult 2010 season will prove to be just a blip in his career, and says this year's form does not necessarily mean he will be overshadowed by team-mate Fernando Alonso again in 2011.
Full story: Autosport