On 03/11, 16:19
Pastor Maldonado delivered a fantastic lap in Q3 this afternoon in Abu Dhabi to secure 4th place on the starting grid. The Venezuelan driver is delighted with his performance and hopes to score big points tomorrow. Bruno Senna, on the other hand, had more difficulty but the Brazilian will try to climb up the ranks tomorrow. 
On 03/11, 16:15
Charles Pic, by getting within a tenth of Heikki Kovalainen's Caterham, achieved the best performance of the season for the Marussia team, despite considering his lap not perfect. Timo Glock, on the other hand, experienced a sudden loss of grip in his final lap. 
On 03/11, 16:14
Fernando Alonso believes that his 7th place on the grid was overall the best he could achieve given the competitiveness of his Ferrari F2012. The Spanish driver still hopes to climb up in the hierarchy tomorrow, even though it won't be easy. The same sense of disappointment for Felipe Massa, who aimed for a better place on the grid. 
On 03/11, 16:11
If overall the Lotus team is satisfied with its qualifications in Abu Dhabi, only Kimi Räikkönen was truly able to showcase the potential of the Lotus E20 by qualifying in fifth position. Set to mimic his teammate, Romain Grosjean suffered a poor third sector on his fastest lap and will have to settle for tenth place. 
On 03/11, 16:01
Struggling with the balance of their car, the Toro Rosso drivers could not achieve better than seventeenth and eighteenth positions following the qualifications for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Having made an error on his fastest lap, Jean-Eric Vergne is frustrated at missing out on Q2, despite having laid the groundwork to earn an additional fifteen minutes of qualifying. 
On 03/11, 15:55
Heikki Kovalainen once again stood out as the best driver of the "new teams." The Finnish driver will start from 19th place tomorrow and could probably have done better without a DRS problem. Vitaly Petrov, on the other hand, struggled more but remains confident for the race. 
On 03/11, 15:22
Nico Rosberg aimed for 8th place on the grid and the Mercedes driver achieved his goal. However, he expects a complicated race. Michael Schumacher, on the other hand, made a costly mistake in Q2 and will start 14th but will still try to climb up the ranks to pick up some points. 
On 03/11, 15:14
The HRT team brought some aerodynamic updates this weekend, including a new rear wing, and it seems to be working as both drivers are close to their rivals. Pedro de la Rosa hopes to achieve a good performance in the race, as does Narain Karthikeyan, even though the Indian driver admits he is struggling to get used to the Yas Marina circuit layout. 
On 03/11, 15:02
Neither Sergio Pérez nor Kamui Kobayashi qualified for Q3. The Mexican driver ended up in twelfth place but remains confident for the race and believes points are within his reach. Kobayashi, on the other hand, continues to have balance issues with his Sauber but hopes for improvement in the race. 
On 03/11, 14:13
In a session that promised a Vettel-Hamilton duel, it was ultimately the Briton who took a significant lead over the German driver. Mark Webber even inserted himself between the two men while Fernando Alonso was only seventh. 
On 03/11, 12:16
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On 03/11, 11:23
For the second consecutive night, Scuderia Ferrari has violated the FIA-imposed technical curfew to perfect the F2012 before the qualifying and the race. However, the teams have four exceptions during the season, and therefore, the team from Maranello will not be penalized. 
On 03/11, 11:16
The final free practice session of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was dominated by McLaren, with Hamilton leading Button, while Vettel placed 3rd after being held up for a good part of the morning by brake issues. 
On 03/11, 07:57
Sergio Pérez will join the McLaren Mercedes team next season, and the young Mexican wolf intends to play a leading role in the championship right from his first year. He will have a simple goal: to win the title in 2013. 
On 02/11, 18:35
Formula 1 teams will have to pay higher entry fees for the World Championship than in recent years, according to the new version of the 2013 season sporting regulations recently published by the FIA. 
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