Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2011: Free Practice 3 Times
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Lewis Hamilton was fastest in the final practice session before the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, setting a time of 1:38.976
Josh Hill confirmed himself as the fastest driver in the Protyre Formula Renault UK Finals Series by securing a double pole…
Sebastien Loeb has secured his eighth consecutive World Rally Championship title after Ford confirmed that Mikko Hirvonen would not be restarting on Wales Rally GB.
Jean-Eric Vergne was eleventh fastest during Free Practice 1 as he made his second appearance for Toro Rosso in a friday F1 session. The French rookie was less than 0.3 seconds off the pace of Jaime Alguersuari, who was in the other STR6 for the morning run-out.
Renault failed to make an impression on the top ten during Friday practice in Abu Dhabi today, but GP2 champion Romain Grosjean impressed during FP1, beating Vitaly Petrov by half a second.
Mercedes concentrated on race preparations during the two 90-minute Friday practice sessions in Abu Dhabi today, mainly focusing on long runs and heavy fuel loads. Michael Schumacher finished the day seventh fastest, whilst Nico Rosberg was down in twentieth. However, both were satisfied with the work done over the course of the day.
Sebastian Vettel lost some track time during FP2 in Abu Dhabi today after sliding off track and crashing into a barrier at Turn 1. The Red Bull driver managed to get out on track again before the end of the session however, and finished the day sixth, one place behind team-mate Mark Webber.
Kevin Estre and Rene Rast have claimed pole position for the final two rounds of the 2011 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup in Abu Dhabi.
Fernando Alonso had his running cut short in Abu Dhabi today after careering off the track during FP2 in Abu Dhabi.
Both McLaren drivers are feeling positive this evening after each topped the timesheets during a free practice session in Abu Dhabi today. Jenson Button was fastest in the morning session, and Lewis Hamilton was quickest in the afternoon on a day where McLaren looked as though they would be the team to beat at the Yas Marina circuit this weekend.
Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time during Friday practice in Abu Dhabi today, setting a lap time of 1:39.586.
Just like the year before, Max Coates just missed out on success during this season's Ginetta Junior Winter Series, the Scorton-based…
Fabio Leimer converted his superb post-season testing pace into his first GP2 pole position in qualifying for the non-championship Final in Abu Dhabi.
Venezuelan Johnny Cecotto Junior has been selected by Force India at next week’s Young Driver Test in Abu Dhabi, alongside Max Chilton, who was confirmed by the team earlier this week.
In preparation for an entry into the championship in 2012 representatives of Team Aon visited the World Touring Car paddock in Shanghai…
Mikko Hirvonen has been forced to retire from the opeing day of Wales Rally GB, following an accident on the seventh stage of the WRC finale.
Mikko Hirvonen has lost nearly four minutes after stopping with a problem on the seventh stage of Wales Rally GB. Title rival Sebastien Loeb now has an 18 second rally lead.
