2012 Formula One Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

[GT-R]

Hamilton is on a whole other level

Agreed.

And Vettel seems to be fast, as well.

 

[niky]

How fast is that RBR? If Vettel had had no issues in practice and none now, given Webber's pace, he would be well clear of Hamilton.

 

[GT-R]

Incredible lap from Hamilton.

 

[Shoe67]

Incredible lap from Hamilton.

Half second over vettel

 

[DaxCobra]

Really makes me laugh when people say Button is one of the best...

Just look at the time difference.

 

[niky]

Go Maldo. Give us an exciting race!

 

[GT-R]

Webber is currently in 2nd.

Alonso starts in 7th.

Vettel is 3rd.

 

[gorsad]

Vettel is 3rd.

And Maldonado right behind him, at least the start should be interesting.

 

[mattythedog]

I think we could be in for an exciting race.

 

[SilverArrow]

Vettel stopped on track!

 

[gorsad]

Vettel stopping on the track, would that result in a penalty?

 

[F1 fan]

Vettel stopping on the track, would that result in a penalty?

Depends on why he stopped.

 

[niky]

Really makes me laugh when people say Button is one of the best...

Just look at the time difference.

Doesn't tell the whole story. Button's less aggressive style is not as suited to one-lap qualifying as Hamilton's is. But over race distance, Button's smooth driving allows him to maximize his tire use.

This is not to say he's anywhere close to Hamilton in terms of raw pace, but Button's race craft, patience, strategy and experience mean that he's going to keep that McLaren seat for a long time.

Big ask for Alonso tomorrow. He's got to get past six cars to win. Of those six, he can realistically pick off two or three, but not much more than that unless both Red Bulls and McLarens suffer tire issues or other maladies tomorrow.

Oops. Now down to five (depending on why Vettel stopped). Much easier, now.

 

[GT-R]

It was a rather uneventful qualifying session, but given the starting positions, I think that the race should be entertaining.

 

[Alex p.]

What a qualifying session! Alonso is 7th=me happy panda.

 

[DaxCobra]

Love how Whitmarsh is like "Great Job by Lewis" "Lewis is on fire!"

When really he is thinking: "What the 🤬 have we let go of?"

 

[RTSolvalou]

Come on penalty! To the back of the class Vettel.

 

[otakukid96]

Vettel had to stop because of the car bunking out on him. I doubt that they would give a penalty for that.

 

[nissman]

Would be nice to see a non RBR front row for a change.

Thank you lord!

 

[F1 fan]

Love how Whitmarsh is like "Great Job by Lewis" "Lewis is on fire!"

When really he is thinking: "What the 🤬 have we let go of?"

It was Lewis' decision to leave. We'll see who is in a better position next year. My prediction? Mclaren.

 

[RTSolvalou]

I love how Webber didn't answer the question about KERS at all.

 

[Anghammarad]

Vettel ran out of petrol which means he will start from 24:th tomorrow.

That's at least what I hope.

 

[m8h3r]

I hope that if it is fuel that Red Bull don't get out of a penalty some how. They seem to always bend the rules.

 

[GT-R]

Vettel ran out of petrol which means he will start from 24:th tomorrow.

That's at least what I hope.

I hope so, too!

 

[Alex p.]

Man I hope Vettel will shut all you haters up by winning the championship.

 

[otakukid96]

Man I hope Vettel will shut all you haters up by winning the championship.

Agreed. 👍 No reason for all the hate.

 

[Pagey279]

Man I hope Vettel will shut all you haters up by winning the championship.

+1 👍

 

[gorsad]

Horner thinks Vettel's too fast to be popular.

I agree with this to a certain extent, he'll probably become quite popular once he retires though.

 

[Anghammarad]

Man I hope Vettel will shut all you haters up by winning the championship.

You know what. There are literally thousands of things in my life that are more important than whoever wins the F1 championship and I certainly don't hate Vettel. I do think that he is spectacular hotlapper but a mediocre racer though. I also hope that if RBR indeed got it wrong so that he in fact did run out of fuel, they won't find some way of getting out of the deserved penalty.

 

[Akmuq]

Really makes me laugh when people say Button is one of the best...

Just look at the time difference.

Love how Whitmarsh is like "Great Job by Lewis" "Lewis is on fire!"

When really he is thinking: "What the 🤬 have we let go of?"

Dax, I like you, but please don't talk about F1, you're Hamilton bias is extreme. For a start, Button destroyed the field at Spa where Lewis just bitched about his setup. But of course, it was all because Hamilton had a bad setup and not because of a lack of speed...

Secondly, McLaren will be disappointed that Hamilton is gone, but he is not the be all and end all of F1, Alonso is better, Vettel is better, and who knows, maybe Perez will be better as well.