On 12/11, 08:54
The FIA had decided to ban blown diffusers - also called low blowing - from 2012. Several teams - Red Bull, McLaren, and Lotus Renault notably - had tried to postpone the implementation of this ban, but this request was unsuccessful, and the concept introduced by Red Bull, and adopted by its rivals, will therefore no longer be legal from next year. 
On 11/11, 19:56
The first day of testing at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was not an easy one for the Marussia Virgin Racing drivers. Timo Glock encountered some issues during the first session before things somewhat settled during the second session. Robert Wickens drove the MVR-02 for the first time during a test session and he is delighted and looking forward to getting back behind the wheel of this car next Thursday. Jérome d'Ambrosio, on the other hand, had given up his seat to the Canadian and thus experienced a busy second testing session but he seems confident for the rest of the weekend. 
On 11/11, 19:21
The Italian manufacturer offered teams the opportunity to conduct initial tests of the experimental soft tires planned for 2012. 
On 11/11, 19:00
The three Lotus Renault GP drivers were involved during this first day of free practice as Romain Grosjean lined up alongside Vitaly Petrov during the first session. He was then replaced by Bruno Senna in the R31 for the second session of the day. 
On 11/11, 18:02
Fate is against the British team after the 10-place grid penalty given to Pastor Maldonado for fitting his ninth engine of the season, as Rubens Barrichello broke his eighth block in the morning and had to resort to using an engine already used this season. 
On 11/11, 17:46
The Spanish world champion experienced an off-track excursion at the end of free practice but remains satisfied with his day, even though he states he doesn't think he can fight for pole or victory this weekend. His teammate, Felipe Massa, is also pleased with his performance of the day and hopes for a more peaceful qualifying and race compared to the past few weeks. 
On 11/11, 16:44
The McLaren drivers dominated the front positions on this first day of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. While Lewis Hamilton hopes to maintain his momentum, Jenson Button believes that the balance of his car is still improvable. 
On 11/11, 16:40
If Adrian Sutil is satisfied with his car at the end of a productive day, Paul Di Resta is facing more difficulties but hopes to completely solve his problems. 
On 11/11, 16:08
Vitantonio Liuzzi and Daniel Ricciardo are not completely satisfied with the settings found for their HRT F111 today in Abu Dhabi. Both men know they will have to work with their engineers tonight to try to find solutions to improve things tomorrow, especially to be more competitive for the qualifying session. 
On 11/11, 16:04
Red Bull is slightly behind at the end of this first day of testing at the Yas Marina circuit. McLaren seems to be a formidable opponent on this track, but Sebastian Vettel predicts a close fight for pole position tomorrow. 
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