Row 1 | 1. Mark Webber 1’39.957 Red Bull | |
2. Sebastian Vettel 1’40.075 Red Bull | ||
Row 2 | 3. Nico Rosberg 1’40.419 Mercedes | |
4. Lewis Hamilton 1’40.501 Mercedes | ||
Row 3 | 5. Nico Hulkenberg 1’40.576 Sauber | |
6. Romain Grosjean 1’40.997 Lotus | ||
Row 4 | 7. Felipe Massa 1’41.015 Ferrari | |
8. Sergio Perez 1’41.068 McLaren | ||
Row 5 | 9. Daniel Ricciardo 1’41.111 Toro Rosso | |
10. Fernando Alonso 1’41.093 Ferrari | ||
Row 6 | 11. Paul di Resta 1’41.133 Force India | |
12. Jenson Button 1’41.2 McLaren | ||
Row 7 | 13. Jean-Eric Vergne 1’41.279 Toro Rosso | |
14. Pastor Maldonado 1’41.395 Williams | ||
Row 8 | 15. Valtteri Bottas 1’41.447 Williams | |
16. Esteban Gutierrez 1’41.999 Sauber | ||
Row 9 | 17. Adrian Sutil 1’42.051 Force India | |
18. Giedo van der Garde 1’43.252 Caterham | ||
Row 10 | 19. Charles Pic 1’43.528 Caterham | |
20. Max Chilton 1’44.198 Marussia | ||
Row 11 | 21. Jules Bianchi* 1’43.398 Marussia | |
22. Kimi Raikkonen** 1’40.542 Lotus |
*Five-place grid penalty for gearbox change.
**Sent to back of the grid for failing a technical inspection
2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
- Sixth Driver of the Weekend win for Vettel
- 2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix fans’ video gallery
- Dull Abu Dhabi Grand Prix gets very low rating
- 2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix team radio transcript
- 2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend in Tweets
Magnificent Geoffrey (@magnificent-geoffrey)
2nd November 2013, 14:06
Stewards to announce that they’ve deleted a number of times from the session due to exceeding track limits in three…two…one…
BasCB (@bascb)
2nd November 2013, 14:09
yeah, I am holding out on commenting on the grid / quali so far until we see these times actually confirmed.
Aditya (@adityafakhri)
2nd November 2013, 14:09
and ….
I don’t think so. If they were, they should remove that laps immediately.
MB (@muralibhats)
2nd November 2013, 14:14
as per Autosport
“The results remain provisional, with several drivers apparently setting their best laps after running all four wheels over the white lines, which they had specifically been warned not to do.”
SeaHorse (@seahorse)
2nd November 2013, 14:14
Can some drivers who are in top 10 (or top 16) get pushed down due to any of their best their lap times (Q1, Q2 or Q3)being invalidated @magnificent-geoffrey?
Bosley (@)
2nd November 2013, 14:27
If I wake up tomorrow to find nothing has happened i’ll be a little more than annoyed.
Steph (@stephanief1990)
2nd November 2013, 14:30
If they did it now they’d have to delete almost everyone’s – including Webber’s quickest lap. The stewards have been completely daft on this issue; they should either ban going over the lines completely or allow it but being so inconsistent makes a mockery of things. I don’t see why it should be fine for India but not fine at Abu Dhabi, especially when Sky were stating that the stewards/Whiting were only bothered about one corner at this track.
Strontium (@strontium)
2nd November 2013, 15:09
Yes. It’s the one corner that gets me. Through turn 19 it’s fine to go right up to the barrier, and turn 20 is also fine, but turn 21… Nooooo.
What sort of logic is that?
MILK (@brow1901)
2nd November 2013, 15:36
It makes absolutely no sense that they would care about turn 21. I remember they warned specifically about turns prior to DRS detection but drivers seem to be obeying that.
Glenn (@glennb)
2nd November 2013, 14:31
I would have thought that the stewards would have done all that during each quali session, otherwise some would have made it to Q2, others would not have, some into Q3, others not. It would be a disaster to only have penalties for the drivers in Q3. That would be ‘inconsistent’ now wouldn’t it….
Steph (@stephanief1990)
2nd November 2013, 14:39
@glennb that would be logical but historically “logic” and “stewards” don’t often go together.
@HoHum (@hohum)
2nd November 2013, 14:38
Not only every session but also every driver.
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
2nd November 2013, 14:06
Great lap Webber!
…and now he will retire due to the curse of the pole sitter :P
Aditya (@adityafakhri)
2nd November 2013, 14:11
NO!
that brilliant lap doesn’t deserve Sunday retirement :(
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
2nd November 2013, 14:22
@adityafakhri in seriousness, I do hope he doesn’t. I want to see a straight fight between Webber and Vettel!
Strontium (@strontium)
2nd November 2013, 15:10
With Webber winning!
Maybe you disagree ;)
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
2nd November 2013, 16:20
@strontium I wouldn’t be that bothered who wins since Vettel is already champion ;)
However, I do want to see him beat/equal Ascari’s consecutive race wins record.
Kribana (@krichelle)
2nd November 2013, 14:22
I wonder what could have happened had Lewis not spun and Vettel not making a mistake at turn 1. Because Lewis’ sector times showed that he could have displaced Rosberg.
Lewis’ last sector times: S1: 17.7; S2: 42.4 ; S3 stop.
Rosberg’s last sector times: S1: 17.9; S2: 42.6; S3: 39.9
Vettel’s last sector times: S1: 17.8 S2: 42.4; S3: 39.9
Lewis made a huge mistake that would have cost him pole or 2nd place..
This is Mark at his best!!!
iAltair (@)
2nd November 2013, 14:27
Oh come’on.
He will so his usual standard operating procedure; Bad start
iAltair (@)
2nd November 2013, 14:28
He will do*
Nick (@nick-uk)
2nd November 2013, 14:07
Mark’s diary for this week.
1) Arrive in Abu Dahbi
2) Get in the car
3) ?
4) Profit
Alfie (@alfie)
2nd November 2013, 16:24
Kimi’s diary:
1) Arrive in Abu Dhabi
2) Get in the car
3)
4) Don’t get paid
Colossal Squid (@colossal-squid)
2nd November 2013, 14:07
Phenomenal lap by Webber. I hope his start off the line tomorrow is as good. Unsurprising that the Ferraris are where they are, the car’s looked horrible all weekend. Hulkenberg once again showing his quality. I expect a giant killing performance from him tomorrow!
mixwell (@mixwell)
2nd November 2013, 14:09
massa again ahead of Alonso so there’s a bit more in the car but overall its horrible
Colossal Squid (@colossal-squid)
2nd November 2013, 14:22
Yep Alonso bottled his Q2 lap on fresh tyres. Again he has nobody to blame but himself for being where he is. That is to take nothing away from Felipe who’s come alive in quali and at least there he looks almost like himself from 2008.
There’s nothing in the USA or Interlagos that’s like the 3rd sector here so I’m hoping Ferrari pick up some form for the last two GP.
SeaHorse (@seahorse)
2nd November 2013, 14:18
Agree with every single statement of yours @colossal-squid.
mixwell (@mixwell)
2nd November 2013, 14:08
lewis spinning : not scary :P
Oletros (@oletros)
2nd November 2013, 14:11
Awesome lap by Webber
Lucas Wilson (@full-throttle-f1)
2nd November 2013, 14:13
Great job Webber (shame his KERS will fail on lap 34) and Hulkenberg. Very close quali between Lewis and Britney!
Droid Damudi (@droiddamudi)
2nd November 2013, 14:38
Ah, the pole sitter curse.
I was wondering who will be the unlucky one. With MW starting on pole it make sense.
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
2nd November 2013, 14:14
This is the first time Webber has out qualified Vettel entirely on merit this season, isn’t it?
Feuerdrache (@xenomorph91)
2nd November 2013, 14:16
Absolutely. He deserved it as he nailed the lap when it was important.
So many predictions for pole screwed up.^^
Chris (@tophercheese21)
2nd November 2013, 14:29
I know Vettel’s KERS didn’t work properly in Japan, but I’m still claiming it haha.
bananarama (@bananarama)
2nd November 2013, 14:46
@vettel1 Considering Alan Peasland mentioning on thursday that Webbers replacement chassis since Suzuka is actually heavier than the regular one, Mark did very well lately. It may not be a huge difference but he is already bigger and heavier than Seb so this won’t help him either.
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
2nd November 2013, 15:12
@bananarama surely it will still be below the 642kg?
bananarama (@bananarama)
2nd November 2013, 15:33
@vettel1 It is just that Webber is already heavier which gives them less weight to place in the car and with a chassis that is heavier than his teammates that will be even less. It may only be a few kg overall but in a session where so many drivers were inside one second of each other (Q2) and a time where teams don’t want to hire drivers who are too heavy it is still no advantage. It may only account for a few thousandths of a second but I thought it is a nice piece of info.
Strontium (@strontium)
2nd November 2013, 15:13
The pre-Korea chassis was a super-light one they developed!
scuderia_fan85 (@scuderia_fan85)
2nd November 2013, 14:14
I wonder what all the ppl who has Romain has become faster than Kimi are saying now.
Meander (@meander)
2nd November 2013, 14:17
That he probably still is. One qualifying session is no reason for opinions to sway one way or the other anyhow.
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
2nd November 2013, 14:21
They’ve also diverged on chassis: Räikkönen has the short wheelbase car and Grosjean the long, which could explain it.
Ram
2nd November 2013, 14:24
But isn’t it so that they have been telling that long wheelbase is faster than short wheelbase and running that longwheelbase for last 5-6 races ?
Bosley (@)
2nd November 2013, 14:25
@scuderia_fan85 Yellow flags ruined Grosjeans and Perez’s last run.
Droid Damudi (@droiddamudi)
2nd November 2013, 14:37
Also Kimi’s
Aditya (@adityafakhri)
2nd November 2013, 14:50
@scuderia_fan85
it’s the other way around on short wheelbase. Kimi mastered it while Romain struggled. sometimes you just can’t compare any driver -even they are/were teammates- because they like different setups. but of course, adaptability is one of the attribute of great ones.
opinions are opinions, not proving anything, cheers! (from: kimi fan)
erix
2nd November 2013, 15:10
It was down to experience.
Kimi already know that by using shorter car he would have easier 3rd sector, that can save some tires. Looks like Grosjean went 4x in soft so nowhere near Kimi even without yellow flag, 0.2s down already after 1st sector and falling fast.
BasCB (@bascb)
2nd November 2013, 15:51
I would rather think its more about Kimi not feeling great with how the long WB car handles so he reverted to the old one, while Grosjean had a good pace on the longer WB car so stuck with it.
Kimi got back to where he was before, Grosjean is still very good, but we have to take into account that his fastest lap was probably hurt by that yellow flag (Kimi did improve his lap as he was a bit further up the track, I guess). And maybe the shorter WB car is better fit for the carpark part of this track too.
Dion (@infinitygc)
2nd November 2013, 19:12
Grosjean had both Gearbox-issues and vibration-issues in Q3, the latter being caused by some of the garage-floor sticking to his tires (yes, you read that right).
SeaHorse (@seahorse)
2nd November 2013, 14:16
Incredible from Webber. Glad to see Hulkenberg in P6.
Sam (@)
2nd November 2013, 14:16
As a Webber fan it aren’t really good times. Makes me enjoy these even more, standing in front of my TV cheering out loud while I’m alone at home. Brings a smile on my face for the rest of the day.
In my predictions I set the pole lap to be 1:39:900, sadly I doubted it would come from Webber but I couldn’t care less now.
Sam (@)
2nd November 2013, 14:17
Mistake, I checked and said it would be a 1:39:800, planned on 1:39:900 but changed later.
Strontium (@strontium)
2nd November 2013, 15:15
I’d rather my predictions be wrong and Webber won!!!
It would be nice for him, and healthy for Formula 1
Jack (@jmc200)
2nd November 2013, 14:19
First time Webber beats Vettel on merit this year. Di Resta well over half a second faster than Sutil, wow. Raikkonen fights back against Grosjean. Ricciardo smashes Vergne again, as does Perez against Button. I really hope Massa gets a seat next year, he’s still quick!
Hamilfan (@hamilfan)
2nd November 2013, 14:20
Can anyone confirm what is broken in Lewis’ car ? Can he run with it or will he be starting from the back . I don’t want his gearbox to fail in the middle of the race . Please ….anything but that deja vu
Mads (@mads)
2nd November 2013, 14:26
@hamilfan
No idea what is broken, but he can’t start the race with it tomorrow that is for sure.
But unless it is a geabox problem (which seems unlikely, due to the nature of the spin) they can replace it and his starting position will remain.
Kribana (@krichelle)
2nd November 2013, 14:27
(@hamilfan
Lewis said that he had a snap of oversteer as he exited the turn 11-12 chicane, then the car just went lost so nothing much too worry, what is worrying is this:
Lewis’ last sector times: S1: 17.7; S2: 42.4 ; S3 stop.
Rosberg’s last sector times: S1: 17.9; S2: 42.6; S3: 39.9
Vettel’s last sector times: S1: 17.8 S2: 42.4; S3: 39.9
Lewis’ spun might have cost him a chance for pole or 2nd place. He was up on Rosberg’s 1.39.4… Had he had a good final sector, which is where he gains most of his time, he could have challenged pole or 2nd place..
Hamilfan (@hamilfan)
2nd November 2013, 14:31
Thank you guys . I just hope he keeps the position at least . I so wanted him to beat Rosberg this weekend just to return the compliment for the past few grand prix . Would hate to see him stuck behind traffic .
Hamilfan (@hamilfan)
2nd November 2013, 14:40
@mads @krichelle
magon4 (@magon4)
2nd November 2013, 14:31
I’m hoping for a Nico Rosberg pole since he was advised not to go over in the last curve before the start straight, while Webber and Vettel compensated their disadvantage in the last sector by doing just that. Pole for Nico would be fair, I reckon.
Glenn (@glennb)
2nd November 2013, 14:36
Congrats to Mark. Coming from .5 sec down to nearly .5 sec up when it mattered. I thought Seb was crying during the interview until it occurred to me that he was sweating his nuts off :) Well done to Nico too. Pity Lewis couldn’t keep it together but hats off for giving it everything. With Mark’s starting performance, car reliability and ability to make the tyres last, I can’t see him losing this one ;)
Good luck to all your drivers tomorrow.
David Margono (@woshidavid95)
2nd November 2013, 23:53
Well about time Webber beat Vettel entirely on merit… though I don’t see the reason to start showering him with tons of praise, otherwise shouldn’t we do the same for Vettel for all the poles he obtained :P It’s pretty much the reason why Petrov finally managed to outqualify Kubica at Hungary 2010 despite the then vast difference in their abilities; it’s bound to happen at point or another.