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2010 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Time/Retired	Gap	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	RBR-Renault	1:40.696		18
2	6	Mark Webber	RBR-Renault	1:40.829	0.133	15
3	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1:41.280	0.584	13
4	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:41.490	0.794	14
5	1	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	1:41.578	0.882	17
6	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1:41.689	0.993	17
7	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes GP	1:41.690	0.994	18
8	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes GP	1:41.729	1.033	17
9	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	1:41.877	1.181	18
10	22	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	1:41.893	1.197	20
11	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams-Cosworth	1:41.934	1.238	18
12	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:41.978	1.282	14
13	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Cosworth	1:42.316	1.620	15
14	23	Kamui Kobayashi	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	1:42.566	1.870	16
15	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	1:42.587	1.891	18
16	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India-Mercedes	1:42.858	2.162	14
17	17	Jaime Alguersuari	STR-Ferrari	1:42.993	2.297	20
18	16	Sebastien Buemi	STR-Ferrari	1:43.344	2.648	18
19	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus-Cosworth	1:44.876	4.180	15
20	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus-Cosworth	1:45.048	4.352	23
21	24	Timo Glock	Virgin-Cosworth	1:45.050	4.354	20
22	21	Bruno Senna	HRT-Cosworth	1:45.490	4.794	16
23	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin-Cosworth	1:45.629	4.933	22
24	20	Christian Klien	HRT-Cosworth	1:46.464	5.768	17

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Former F1 driver Jean Alesi says it is "not true" that Red Bull will not use team orders to win the title if they need them. "They are trapped because of the way they have discussed it," he said. "They have tried to say they are clean and they don't do it, but that is misinformation. It is not true. They will definitely use it."
Full story: The Abu Dhabi National

Former FIA president Max Mosley says there is "no doubt that this championship will be devalued if Alonso wins and the points obtained by breaking the rules on team orders define the final result". (The Times)

If Fernando Alonso prevails on Sunday by seven points or fewer, the knives will come out for the Spaniard and his team. It would be a shame indeed were that to be the case. Alonso has driven brilliantly since mid-season.
Full story: Daily Telegraph

Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber have been given the blessing of Bernie Ecclestone to use team orders to defeat Fernando Alonso in the title showdown - as long as it is not done Ferrari-style.
Full story: Daily Express

Williams Adam Parr says new finance is in place for 2011 after replacing all outgoing sponsors. No word on drivers.
BBC F1 commentator Jonathan Legard on Twitter

Australian Grand Prix promoters have managed to secure a fresh title sponsorship deal with national airline Qantas, despite the uncertainty over next year's event taking place.
Full story: Autosport.com