{"id":16532,"date":"2013-11-01T10:39:53","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T10:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casinoenligne.uk.com\/en\/f1\/news\/16465-abu-dhabi-free-practice-1-romain-grosjean-on-edge"},"modified":"2013-11-01T10:39:53","modified_gmt":"2013-11-01T10:39:53","slug":"16465-abu-dhabi-free-practice-1-romain-grosjean-on-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casinoenligne.uk.com\/en\/f1\/news\/16465-abu-dhabi-free-practice-1-romain-grosjean-on-edge","title":{"rendered":"Abu Dhabi – Free Practice 1: Romain Grosjean on the edge"},"content":{"rendered":"

As autumn gently settles in our regions, Formula 1 follows the sun to Abu Dhabi with 34 degrees in the air and a track showing 45 degrees. Conditions that are not particularly representative of those to be encountered in qualifying or during the race.<\/p>\n

Session during which many regular drivers vacate their seats. This is the case for Chilton, who is replaced by Gonzalez, Van der Garde by Kovalainen, and Sutil by Calado.<\/p>\n

Little activity on track during the **first 15 minutes**, but at Lotus they are busy at the rear of Kimi R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen’s car as he waits patiently in the cockpit to be able to hit the track.<\/p>\n

The first lap time of this morning is credited to Sergio P\u00e9rez with a 1:48.525. After 30 minutes of calm, is this the start of serious action? The Mexican significantly improves on the next lap and completes the Yas Marina circuit in 1:45.889. The second McLaren driver joins the party as P\u00e9rez stays on track. Jenson Button clocks in at 1:47.010. Romain Grosjean also sets a time, but at 1:52.741. There’s no doubt the Frenchman will do better on the next lap.<\/p>\n

At McLaren, Jenson Button is surprised by the lack of grip on the medium tires. It’s time for the season to end for the British team, which hasn’t done better than 5th in a race since Melbourne.<\/p>\n

At mid-session, the Top 10 is as follows: Sergio P\u00e9rez ahead of Romain Grosjean, Button, Maldonado, Bottas, Gutierrez, Ricciardo, Vergne, Kovalainen, and Bianchi. Pic is 11th and the last driver accredited with a time at this point in the practice session.<\/p>\n

The next fifteen minutes will see the rest of the field launch an assault on the stopwatch. As they approach the final 30 minutes, Rosberg leads Vettel, R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen, Hamilton, Webber, Di Resta, Grosjean, P\u00e9rez, Alonso, and Button.<\/p>\n

15 minutes from the checkered flag<\/b>, Lewis Hamilton is the fastest ahead of Mark Webber and Nico Rosberg. Vettel is 4th, but the new four-time world champion doesn’t intend to stop there and positions himself in second place, 2 tenths behind Hamilton.<\/p>\n

In the final moments of these Free Practice 1 sessions, Romain Grosjean emerges ahead of Lewis Hamilton with a 1:44.241. The final Top 5 is composed of Grosjean, Hamilton, Vettel, Webber, and Rosberg.<\/p>\n

Free Practice 1 Results of the 2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix:<\/b><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
N\u00b0<\/td>\nDriver<\/td>\nTeam<\/td>\nTimes<\/td>\nGap<\/td>\nLaps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
1<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Grosjean<\/td>\nLotus F1 Team<\/td>\n1:44.241<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
21<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
2<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Hamilton<\/td>\nMercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team<\/td>\n1:44.433<\/td>\n+0.192<\/td>\n\n
23<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
3<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Vettel<\/td>\nInfiniti Red Bull Racing<\/td>\n1:44.499<\/td>\n+0.258<\/td>\n\n
18<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
4<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Webber<\/td>\nInfiniti Red Bull Racing<\/td>\n1:44.712<\/td>\n+0.471<\/td>\n\n
20<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
5<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Rosberg<\/td>\nMercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team<\/td>\n1:44.741<\/td>\n+0.500<\/td>\n\n
24<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
6<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen<\/td>\nLotus F1 Team<\/td>\n1:44.929<\/td>\n+0.688<\/td>\n\n
23<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
7<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
di Resta<\/td>\nSahara Force India F1 Team<\/td>\n1:45.040<\/td>\n+0.799<\/td>\n\n
20<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
8<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Button<\/td>\nVodafone McLaren Mercedes<\/td>\n1:45.099<\/td>\n+0.858<\/td>\n\n
20<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
9<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Maldonado<\/td>\nWilliams F1 Team<\/td>\n1:45.150<\/td>\n+0.909<\/td>\n\n
24<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
10<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Perez<\/td>\nVodafone McLaren Mercedes<\/td>\n1:45.331<\/td>\n+1.090<\/td>\n\n
20<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
11<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
H\u00fclkenberg<\/td>\nSauber F1 Team<\/td>\n1:45.378<\/td>\n+1.137<\/td>\n\n
23<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
12<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Alonso<\/td>\nScuderia Ferrari<\/td>\n1:45.440<\/td>\n+1.199<\/td>\n\n
18<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
13<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Bottas<\/td>\nWilliams F1 Team<\/td>\n1:45.823<\/td>\n+1.582<\/td>\n\n
22<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
14<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Calado<\/td>\nSahara Force India F1 Team<\/td>\n1:45.924<\/td>\n+1.683<\/td>\n\n
20<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
15<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Gutierrez<\/td>\nSauber F1 Team<\/td>\n1:46.068<\/td>\n+1.827<\/td>\n\n
18<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
16<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Vergne<\/td>\nScuderia Toro Rosso<\/td>\n1:46.114<\/td>\n+1.873<\/td>\n\n
22<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
17<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Massa<\/td>\nScuderia Ferrari<\/td>\n1:46.124<\/td>\n+1.883<\/td>\n\n
18<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
18<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Ricciardo<\/td>\nScuderia Toro Rosso<\/td>\n1:46.126<\/td>\n+1.885<\/td>\n\n
21<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
19<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Pic<\/td>\nCaterham F1 Team<\/td>\n1:47.600<\/td>\n+3.359<\/td>\n\n
22<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
20<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Kovalainen<\/td>\nCaterham F1 Team<\/td>\n1:47.670<\/td>\n+3.429<\/td>\n\n
22<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
21<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Bianchi<\/td>\nMarussia F1 Team<\/td>\n1:47.723<\/td>\n+3.482<\/td>\n\n
23<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
22<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Gonzalez<\/td>\nMarussia F1 Team<\/td>\n1:49.565<\/td>\n+5.324<\/td>\n\n
22<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Romain Grosjean set the fastest time in the first free practice session of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in the final minutes. 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