:00:08. > :00:18.Previously on Formula 1. It is Lewis Hamilton! Side-by-side!
:00:19. > :00:21.My goodness! Yes! May 17th, Abu Dhabi, this is Formula
:00:22. > :01:30.1. -- race number 17. Sebastian Vettel could clinch his
:01:31. > :01:35.fourth consecutive world title. This is all about competing for the
:01:36. > :01:46.joy. You looked so cool, you like that inside? I am nervous, excited,
:01:47. > :01:53.to go racing. The International Circuit has been
:01:54. > :01:55.very good for Sebastian Vettel. He is going to get slower cars that
:01:56. > :02:01.he will be racing on. As he crosses the line, Sebastian
:02:02. > :02:44.Vettel is the 2013 World Champion. As he crosses the line, Sebastian
:02:45. > :02:52.You have done it in style, you are a former crew time World Champion. You
:02:53. > :02:55.did it, yes! Yes! Unbelievably proud, well done.
:02:56. > :02:57.did it, yes! Yes! I don't know what to say, brilliant
:02:58. > :03:01.job. I don't know what to say, brilliant
:03:02. > :03:06.Words fail me, and unbelievable performance, I am so proud of what
:03:07. > :03:12.he has done and the team. You gave me so much strength, I love
:03:13. > :03:17.you. You have four consecutive world
:03:18. > :03:21.titles. Very special, I love driving the car, but next weekend is a new
:03:22. > :03:31.challenge and we are here to win. You cannot argue with that. But he
:03:32. > :03:35.was not the quickest driver here yesterday.
:03:36. > :03:41.A baking hot welcome to the about W Grand Prix, and we are heading into
:03:42. > :03:47.the evening -- the Abu Dappy Grand Prix. Yas Marina Hotel circuit
:03:48. > :03:56.turned into one of the most glitzy in the calendar. -- the circuit.
:03:57. > :04:02.Still records to be broken, if Sebastian Vettel wins today, he can
:04:03. > :04:07.equal seven consecutive wins in the season previously achieved by
:04:08. > :04:10.Michael Schumacher. To be runner-up, Fernando Alonso has to fight with
:04:11. > :04:15.Kimi Raikkonen and that could prove to be interesting. And Mercedes and
:04:16. > :04:22.Ferrari have four points between them in the hunt for second in the
:04:23. > :04:27.constructors championship. David and Eddie are enjoying the
:04:28. > :04:34.action. Hello. This is such a flamboyant event. It is absolutely
:04:35. > :04:38.magical because you have to reflect and pinch yourself that ten years
:04:39. > :04:42.ago, this was a desert, an island in the middle of the ocean. They have
:04:43. > :04:49.created something brilliant. Great visionary from the people here.
:04:50. > :04:56.There are music events and water parks and things in the day, it you
:04:57. > :05:04.could come on holiday here. News, Depeche Mode, everyone you want. --
:05:05. > :05:11.Muse. All the great names have been here, we are spoilt for choice, this
:05:12. > :05:14.is real extravagance, we love it! The track tends to divide opinion on
:05:15. > :05:21.layout, but Sebastian Vettel proved you could take over.
:05:22. > :05:29.It is possible to overtake if you gear sensibly using the dear RS. --
:05:30. > :05:37.the DRS. There can be overtaking, but remember Fernando Alonso? He
:05:38. > :05:43.could not overtake. It will be interesting this afternoon, a lot of
:05:44. > :05:47.support for Mark Webber. There were a few eyebrow raising moment
:05:48. > :05:52.yesterday and a shocker for Ferrari. -- moments.
:05:53. > :06:01.Fernando Alonso 's woes continued and he did not make it into Q3.
:06:02. > :06:06.Felipe Massa made the cut in eighth place. Kimi Reich putters Lotus into
:06:07. > :06:13.fifth, but last night, the car failed the test and he was excluded
:06:14. > :06:18.from qualifying. Nico Hulkenberg add qualified his team-mate Gutierrez
:06:19. > :06:23.and put his car in an impressive sixth place. Lewis Hamilton was on a
:06:24. > :06:27.great lap which could have been good enough for pole position but this
:06:28. > :06:32.put paid to that. His earlier time was quick enough for fourth place,
:06:33. > :06:37.Nico Rosberg went up to third. Sebastian Vettel, as always, was in
:06:38. > :06:41.the hunt for pole position but he made a couple of mistakes and Mark
:06:42. > :06:46.Webber put together a flawless lap, getting his second pole position of
:06:47. > :06:51.the season. Mark Webber takes his 13th pole
:06:52. > :07:04.position, it equally the Australian record held by Sir Jack problem. --
:07:05. > :07:09.Sir Jack Rabbit. -- Jack -- Sir Jack Brabham.
:07:10. > :07:17.A tough day for Williams, they 14th and 15th. Adrian Sutil is six places
:07:18. > :07:23.behind his team-mate Paul di Resta. Tools Bianchi takes a grid penalty.
:07:24. > :07:27.Kimi Raikkonen is at the back. -- Jules Bianchi. It was late in the
:07:28. > :07:34.night we found out Kimi had been excluded can you explain?
:07:35. > :07:38.It is a front floor, all the teams have a tight piece which controls
:07:39. > :07:42.the deflection on the front floor. Romain Grosjean failed that test in
:07:43. > :07:49.the year and motors have not changed that part so it has failed again. --
:07:50. > :07:54.motors. If they had changed the part, they would probably have given
:07:55. > :07:58.him a pass! Because it is second failure coming he has to go to the
:07:59. > :08:05.back. Things are not going well for Lotus. Kimi said he had not been
:08:06. > :08:12.paid this year. I am sure he has not been paid and they have now
:08:13. > :08:15.threatened the team... This is a very serious High Court action to
:08:16. > :08:23.get a judge to do something like this but I am pleased to say it was
:08:24. > :08:29.threatened, and secondly, I understand that it is now resolved
:08:30. > :08:34.and that is good news for everybody. Back to racing, it is going from the
:08:35. > :08:43.back of the grid, can he come through? He can if he is geared
:08:44. > :08:49.correctly. There are two DRS zones on the circuit. He might be able to
:08:50. > :08:54.exploit that. You had better go to the great, we can catch up with Tom,
:08:55. > :08:58.talking to Mark. Last year, Sebastian Vettel started
:08:59. > :09:05.from Pitt Lane after being excluded, why have you not done that? We
:09:06. > :09:09.thought there was more to gain from overtaking cars at the start of the
:09:10. > :09:13.race, if you start from the pit, you have to wait until the other cars
:09:14. > :09:21.have passed, the safety cars, so you lose time. My suspicion is that for
:09:22. > :09:25.him, knowing there might be a corner shunt, maybe they decided to pit
:09:26. > :09:28.points rather than maximum points. It is different for us and we think
:09:29. > :09:36.we can score our best result from the back. Does it feel good? Yes, it
:09:37. > :09:41.feels good, the sun is low and that is the biggest problem. We are ready
:09:42. > :09:45.to go, mate. The car feels good. We will see how these options go and
:09:46. > :09:52.get into it after that, but feeling very good. There is a lot of support
:09:53. > :09:56.for you, but look. Difficult for you, Ferrari is a big name, the
:09:57. > :10:01.performance of the car, what have you got to say to the fans to give
:10:02. > :10:07.them hope? Nothing, it it goes without saying. The word does not
:10:08. > :10:13.help, I cannot promise that this year, it was not an easy year, but
:10:14. > :10:20.next year we will do all the work to make sure we are competitive again.
:10:21. > :10:28.Don't forget that the season is but had been two and two if it had gone
:10:29. > :10:34.in a different way. Stay quiet and keep believing. It is a straight
:10:35. > :10:38.fight between you and Mark, have you a different approach this afternoon
:10:39. > :10:43.now you have the fourth title? Not really, I am looking forward to the
:10:44. > :10:48.race. It is not that far to the first corner, I hope for a good
:10:49. > :10:53.start and ideally I will pass mark straightaway. It is a long Grace. We
:10:54. > :11:01.have 55 laps, so let's see what happens. Good luck.
:11:02. > :11:07.So an expectant crowd at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Mark Webber is
:11:08. > :11:12.import position. Look out at turn one, Tom and Leo in the pit lane and
:11:13. > :11:29.your commentators Gary, David and Ben.
:11:30. > :11:37.The rivalry between the two Red Bull team-mates have been well documented
:11:38. > :11:42.over the past five years, the latest chapter, the story is about to be
:11:43. > :11:46.revealed in Abu Dhabi as they read the grid on the formation lap. How
:11:47. > :11:53.many stops to be a expect today and will we see different strategies? I
:11:54. > :11:58.think so, two stop is the fastest at one stop is five seconds, ten
:11:59. > :12:00.seconds slower, so if anybody starts on the option tyres and they picked
:12:01. > :12:07.before lap ten, it will definitely be a two stop and they have a chance
:12:08. > :12:13.of doing it at one if it is 15. Lotus like the one stop if possible,
:12:14. > :12:20.Romain Grosjean might try it, and Kimi Raikkonen, any other teams?
:12:21. > :12:26.Force India might do it but Paul di Resta started on the option tyres so
:12:27. > :12:31.he has to get to lap 15, for Lotus, Kimi is starting on the medium
:12:32. > :12:37.tyres. He can see if he can do the long stint to begin with. Fernando
:12:38. > :12:42.Alonso, he has gone for the soft tyres. It is a strange choice. The
:12:43. > :12:46.traction of the line is much better so into the first corner, he has to
:12:47. > :12:53.make up some places. If he can make up those three races, it will be a
:12:54. > :13:00.different guy. Thank you very much. On board with Lewis Hamilton as he
:13:01. > :13:05.gets these tyres up to temperature. A long gap to the cars in front, it
:13:06. > :13:10.had to keep its tightly formed. Not the same when you follow the safety
:13:11. > :13:15.car when you have to keep Collings between the car in front. As long as
:13:16. > :13:22.you do not hold the grid to long. -- car lengths. An update from Tom, any
:13:23. > :13:29.late news? No late news, chaos as the mechanics run back to their
:13:30. > :13:32.boxes. Anxious faces at Mercedes, there were worries this morning
:13:33. > :13:36.about Lewis Hamilton 's gearbox after that failure in qualifying.
:13:37. > :13:42.They have not failed it, so fingers crossed! With Hamilton starts in
:13:43. > :13:49.fourth place, outpaced by Nico Rosberg when Willis -- Lewis could
:13:50. > :13:54.not complete his final lap. He could have challenge for pole position. It
:13:55. > :14:01.did not turn out, Mark Webber is in pole position, can he beat Sebastian
:14:02. > :14:05.Vettel today? He has got the same tools at his disposal so it will
:14:06. > :14:09.come down to the software engineer and Mark Webber 's reactions to
:14:10. > :14:13.those lights going out. Alain Prost, four times World Champion. He
:14:14. > :14:27.is an ambassador for red note nowadays. -- Renault. Mercedes still
:14:28. > :14:32.looking for their 100th Grand Prix win. I wonder if they going to be
:14:33. > :14:37.able to take the challenge to Red Bull today, they are dominating at
:14:38. > :14:41.this stage the season. Mark Webber pulled up into his grid slot with
:14:42. > :14:50.focus, I thought he would overshoot his position. He is very far forward
:14:51. > :14:54.in his box. The last car to move into place is Kimi Raikkonen, just
:14:55. > :14:58.making his way round the final corner as he begins to come into
:14:59. > :15:03.position. It is Webber and Vettel upfront. And Fernando Alonso is
:15:04. > :15:11.starting from 10th position, looking for one of his mighty first laps.
:15:12. > :15:20.Lights out, away we go, and a good start from the two Mercedes. It is
:15:21. > :15:25.Vettel who leads into the first corner. Sebastian Vettel leads once
:15:26. > :15:31.again into the first bend. Massa running very wide. It did not look
:15:32. > :15:41.as if there was contact in turn two M3. Hamilton looks for a way round
:15:42. > :15:46.the outside of Romain Grosjean. Vettel leads, Rosberg in second
:15:47. > :15:52.place, in third Webber and then the two Ferraris. Alonso already gaining
:15:53. > :15:57.some territory. Raikkonen is out. There must have been contact surely
:15:58. > :16:01.at the back of the field. That is always the risk when you start at
:16:02. > :16:06.the very back. Rosberg in second challenging with Mark Webber. Webber
:16:07. > :16:13.started from pole position but he has lost out on this first lap.
:16:14. > :16:24.Alonso attacks. I damaged front wing on Button's car.
:16:25. > :16:32.Hulkenberg runs wide and Hamilton is through. Meanwhile, Alonso was
:16:33. > :16:38.trying to get past his team-mate but there is not enough space. He may be
:16:39. > :16:49.vulnerable to Perez. The next turn is flat-out as they run into the
:16:50. > :16:56.Monte Carlo style part of the lap. Di Resta in 10th place. Maldonado in
:16:57. > :17:02.11th, Vergne in 12th. Jenson Button we know has got damage on his car.
:17:03. > :17:07.Nico Hulkenberg is hanging on to sixth place at the moment as the two
:17:08. > :17:18.Ferraris go past. It is still Massa ahead of Alonso.
:17:19. > :17:26.The stricken car of Raikkonen is in the background. Let's look at the
:17:27. > :17:34.start once again. It was certainly a quick getaway from Sebastian Vettel.
:17:35. > :17:40.It does seem to be marked's Achilles heel getting the car off the line.
:17:41. > :17:43.Massa had to go wide to avoid contact. Let's keep an eye on Kimi
:17:44. > :17:48.Raikkonen at the back of the pack as the camera -- if the camera angle
:17:49. > :18:07.stays with us. Let's see how it looked from Lewis
:18:08. > :18:15.Hamilton. Initially a good start but then he got boxed in. It is a short
:18:16. > :18:18.run to the first corner. They have a short run to the first corner. They
:18:19. > :18:21.have 140 kilos of fuel on board, cold tyres and brakes. It is a
:18:22. > :18:34.question of how much risk you take. Once he is above 100 K he can
:18:35. > :18:35.release curves. Mark Webber must have been so frustrated in the
:18:36. > :18:56.cockpit. Bianchi made some contact with the
:18:57. > :19:01.Caterham. He is not used to racing those guys. This was the start for
:19:02. > :19:10.Grosjean. He goes round the side of Hamilton. A nice clean run there.
:19:11. > :19:18.This is Jensen making his stop. A new set of option tyres and a front
:19:19. > :19:27.wing. A quick change of the nose cone. Sutil has just found a way
:19:28. > :19:43.past Gutierrez. Looked as if he sneezed there! Sutil has been told
:19:44. > :19:53.his front tyre temperature is high. The track temperature will start to
:19:54. > :19:59.drop. We will go into darkness. It is empty at the moment. Mark Webber
:20:00. > :20:04.was asking what is wrong with the KERS. A strange situation. We know
:20:05. > :20:13.the Red Bull does have a vulnerability when it comes to the
:20:14. > :20:20.KERS system. Although it has a good gravity and weight distribution it
:20:21. > :20:23.does have issues. I think Mark Webber was answering his own
:20:24. > :20:30.question when he asked what was wrong with the KERS. It is not
:20:31. > :20:36.working properly. A stop for Pastor Maldonado. That is relatively early
:20:37. > :20:40.for him to switch tyres. He has gone out on the medium compound tyre. It
:20:41. > :20:43.will be a two stop race for him and it was not the fastest of pit stops.
:20:44. > :21:17.Bianchi has been into the pits. Massa is managing to open the gap
:21:18. > :21:21.out to Alonso. It seems... Daniel Ricciardo lost a lot at the
:21:22. > :21:25.beginning of the race. He is now trying to find his way through to
:21:26. > :21:34.get past Gutierrez. This is the 14th. Sebastian, make sure you can
:21:35. > :21:40.maintain this place. That is the signal to Vettel. Tom, what have you
:21:41. > :21:48.got for us? I was going to reflect on how disappointing it is that Mark
:21:49. > :21:53.is already having a KERS problem. Sebastian very definitely had the
:21:54. > :21:59.edge with the option tyres. Mark had the edge with the prime tyre. It
:22:00. > :22:05.would have been a fascinating race between the two of them. Rosberg is
:22:06. > :22:11.interrupting that battle as well. McLaren should be looking at a two
:22:12. > :22:18.stop race. Sergio Perez gets rid of the softer tyre, the option tyre as
:22:19. > :22:25.they call it. He is on his way. That is consistent with what we saw in
:22:26. > :22:31.India. They are not able to attain a one-stop race. We know Force India
:22:32. > :22:35.have tried that in the past and successfully done that. Lotus as
:22:36. > :22:41.well. They are firmly committed to the two stop this afternoon. Lewis
:22:42. > :22:47.Hamilton in from fifth position. Mercedes likely to be going for the
:22:48. > :22:51.two stop strategy as well. They had done an extra lap compared to some
:22:52. > :22:57.of the others. It should not have made too much difference. It made
:22:58. > :23:03.sense to bring him in a lap earlier than perhaps Nico Rosberg. That was
:23:04. > :23:11.a good pit stop. Hamilton rejoins once again. He will come out behind
:23:12. > :23:20.the Sauber there. Lewis Hamilton is in 12th place. Van der Garde has
:23:21. > :23:25.just come into the pits. Charles Pic has been left out there. Van der
:23:26. > :23:32.Garde had been complaining over the radio that his team-mate was holding
:23:33. > :23:38.him up. It might be that we will have to see whether Webber responds
:23:39. > :23:45.to Hamilton's stop. He will be fast on a set of the medium compound tyre
:23:46. > :23:52.now. Webber has got to defend from Grosjean. He will have to sure he
:23:53. > :23:58.does not make a small mistake somewhere. He will have to attack.
:23:59. > :24:01.Another thing we have to keep an eye on is with the Mercedes having that
:24:02. > :24:09.suspension failure in qualifying, is he having to drive in mind of
:24:10. > :24:16.keeping away from the curbs. Get the tyres but stay out for now.
:24:17. > :24:21.Hulkenberg being urged to stay out. Incomes Webber and Grosjean. That is
:24:22. > :24:26.earlier than expected. Will they go all the way to the end? Maybe they
:24:27. > :24:32.could do knowing the way the Lotus looks after its tyres. Webber comes
:24:33. > :24:40.in and judges it well. He will get out in front of Grosjean. Hamilton
:24:41. > :24:47.is just coming around the final turnout. They have to dip down
:24:48. > :24:56.through the tunnel, go through this little twiddly section and back over
:24:57. > :25:03.the rise. They are coming out ahead of Lewis Hamilton. He did not have
:25:04. > :25:05.enough time to make the most of it. I wonder if that was a
:25:06. > :25:16.straightforward reaction to the Hamilton stopped. Gutierrez sliding
:25:17. > :25:20.around in front of Webber. Tom? If Lotus want to go to the end of the
:25:21. > :25:25.race with one-stop, they can. Let's not forget he did 50 laps last
:25:26. > :25:30.weekend in India and that is a much harsher racetrack than this on
:25:31. > :25:41.tyres. Webber is getting past Gutierrez. You can see Mark does
:25:42. > :25:45.have KERS available but whether a use getting a full charge or not
:25:46. > :25:50.remains to be seen. Let's listen to Rosberg. Do you think you can do two
:25:51. > :26:10.more naps? Yes. -- a lap. Rosberg is clearly looking after the
:26:11. > :26:25.tyres well again. That is the first of the TRS zones. -- TRS zones.
:26:26. > :26:35.Rosberg was saying the rear tyres are going. There is Hulkenberg. He
:26:36. > :26:38.had a good sequence of four point-scoring results leading up to
:26:39. > :26:43.the Indian Grand Prix. That was not the best pit stop. Sebastian Vettel
:26:44. > :26:52.is leading this Grand Prix and still setting fastest sector times so his
:26:53. > :26:57.tyres are still holding well. Rosberg is currently second. Massa
:26:58. > :26:59.is up to third. This will bring Alonso up to fourth as Hulkenberg
:27:00. > :27:18.has rejoined down in 12th position. This is where Mark Webber passed the
:27:19. > :27:27.Sauber. He has got a chance. He is buzzing the limiter by the sound of
:27:28. > :27:37.it. That was an easier path than it might have been. Hamilton is behind.
:27:38. > :27:46.Nico Rosberg is being asked to come into the pits. There are two DRS
:27:47. > :27:51.zones. Gutierrez was taking full advantage and had a go at getting
:27:52. > :27:56.past Grosjean. Lewis Hamilton will lose a bit of time behind Gutierrez
:27:57. > :28:02.in this Mickey Mouse section of the lap. We heard the radio signal for
:28:03. > :28:11.Grosjean to come into the pits. Let's see how this goes. He had some
:28:12. > :28:15.bad luck leading up to the race in India. He is on target for a podium
:28:16. > :28:23.here. Webber will still be a threat for him. He is coming down the start
:28:24. > :28:32.finish straight. Rosberg will be out ahead of him.
:28:33. > :28:41.Nico Rosberg has come out in sixth place. Webber has Adrian Sutil ahead
:28:42. > :28:51.of him. It has not helped Mark Webber. The front left is still
:28:52. > :29:00.above target. We need you to drop back and look after the tyres. Mark
:29:01. > :29:06.Webber having made a pit stop. He is in eighth place but has been caught
:29:07. > :29:10.by Adrian Sutil. So much of the strategy is getting past traffic. In
:29:11. > :29:17.India it proved easier than some of the teams were thinking. That helped
:29:18. > :29:24.Vettel and Romain Grosjean. You still need to have your car setup to
:29:25. > :29:32.perform in this last sector. The Top Gear is crucial for how you can
:29:33. > :29:37.exploit the DRS. The chances are you are not going to exploit the maximum
:29:38. > :29:41.torque and performance from the engine in qualifying when you are
:29:42. > :29:45.not in the slipstream. Sebastian Vettel has opened up to the magic
:29:46. > :29:52.mark in terms of his lead over Felipe Massa. He has gone over 23
:29:53. > :29:59.seconds will stop he will drop into the pits now and not lose a
:30:00. > :30:10.position. If you look at the lap times, that Red Bull, looking after
:30:11. > :30:14.the tyres, Vettel is obviously driving to the limit. This shows us
:30:15. > :30:25.once again that it is not just about the car. A lot of it is down to the
:30:26. > :30:28.driver's style as well. On Friday, we thought Sebastian was driving too
:30:29. > :30:33.quickly, but these are the same tyres and he has done 12 laps, so
:30:34. > :30:39.nobody expected that level of difference. Sebastian Vettel is
:30:40. > :30:44.dominating, what about the Ferrari cars behind? Webber still cannot get
:30:45. > :30:49.past Adrian Sutil. Being able to get past traffic is crucial and it is
:30:50. > :30:55.not happening for him. Hamilton against Gutierrez, they are into a
:30:56. > :31:01.switchback section. It is not was able to find space.
:31:02. > :31:06.It is not possible, Rosberg is leading the guys that have pitted so
:31:07. > :31:14.it is looking good for him to pit up the second place again. So Mark
:31:15. > :31:17.Webber has lost out a bit. He is getting caught in the traffic,
:31:18. > :31:21.sometimes you get it right and sometimes you get it wrong, or it is
:31:22. > :31:29.difficult to pass carriers -- has cars even if the tyres are right. --
:31:30. > :31:34.to pass cars. Pole position here is on the right-hand side, the first
:31:35. > :31:38.corner is the left-hand corner and Sebastian was able to get a car up
:31:39. > :31:45.there. Mark could not come across so if you cannot get past, nothing you
:31:46. > :31:52.can do. It was a good start for both. So Sebastian Vettel is
:31:53. > :32:01.leading, and he has effectively got a free pit stop but still has not
:32:02. > :32:06.come in. Hamilton is still trying, this has to be his best chance as he
:32:07. > :32:14.tries to get into the slipstream. Mark Webber is on the Force India.
:32:15. > :32:18.It is going to be a pass down the inside and he finally pulls it off.
:32:19. > :32:24.He needed to get past Adrian Sutil and into seventh. Has Hamilton been
:32:25. > :32:31.able to do the same? Against Gutierrez. Mechanics are heading
:32:32. > :32:36.into the pits. It was fairly straightforward, they came from a
:32:37. > :32:42.way back and incomes Sebastian Vettel to the pits. So the race
:32:43. > :32:48.leader is in the pit lane and he has built up this margin already over
:32:49. > :32:52.the next best that has not yet stopped, and he will be in great
:32:53. > :32:58.shape. He goes out on the medium compound tyres, but will he stop
:32:59. > :33:02.again? Maybe he will go through the race on the set of tyres. But he has
:33:03. > :33:12.the option to do either coming he has a decent lead and he can choose
:33:13. > :33:17.to make a stop or not. Fernando Alonso has got to lap 15
:33:18. > :33:20.before he makes his pit stop. Whether Ferrari will try to go to
:33:21. > :33:26.the end on that, I may have an attempt. Grosjean is about to pass
:33:27. > :33:34.and he does so easily, as they go down into the chicane. And there is
:33:35. > :33:38.Grosjean getting past Adrian Sutil. He overshot its slightly so Adrian
:33:39. > :33:46.Sutil will be in the DRS zone into turn in 11. He is coming back at
:33:47. > :33:51.him, we see this swapping around sometimes and he has lost a place
:33:52. > :34:00.again. Well done, boys, nice bit of racing. Lewis Hamilton, good chair
:34:01. > :34:04.is making a lot of moves! You cannot do that in the braking zone, so
:34:05. > :34:11.expect Lewis Hamilton to be on the radio to his team. Not that they
:34:12. > :34:16.will need any prompting. Lewis Hamilton is behind Gutierrez. You
:34:17. > :34:20.have to make your choice, you blocking the inside or the outside?
:34:21. > :34:27.When Hamilton moved over, you moved back again, you have two Reeve --
:34:28. > :34:34.you have to leave move -- you have to leave room, you cannot crowd a
:34:35. > :34:40.car of the circuit. Martin Donnelly is driver Stuart Hall he will be
:34:41. > :34:45.watching that closely. Fernando Alonso has made his pit stop. He
:34:46. > :34:49.will have swapped edged -- switched from the soft tyres. He is driving
:34:50. > :34:56.to move ahead of fully paymaster, but the gap between them before they
:34:57. > :35:06.came in was four microseconds -- ahead of Felipe Massa. I wonder if
:35:07. > :35:14.he will be next. Just open up the gap progressively. His pace is
:35:15. > :35:24.amazing. The next best is Jenson Button. The difference is huge. A
:35:25. > :35:34.big gap in time performance between Sebastian Vettel and everyone else.
:35:35. > :35:40.Grosjean is down the inside and as long as he does not run to wide, but
:35:41. > :35:45.he is wide, the DRS will be for Adrian Sutil on the exit and he will
:35:46. > :35:50.try to get him back. Lotus is not quick in a straight line, this has
:35:51. > :35:56.been buried Achilles heel. Soo till is doing a great job, he has not
:35:57. > :36:01.stopped. -- Adrian Sutil. Hamilton is trying to make a move again on
:36:02. > :36:06.Gutierrez. There has been no news Gutierrez has picked up a penalty
:36:07. > :36:11.and Hamilton is still being frustrated and caught by Nico
:36:12. > :36:15.Hulkenberg. He will be on speed dial cancelling his holiday to Mexico if
:36:16. > :36:23.he spends much more time behind Gutierrez! He is definitely
:36:24. > :36:30.frustrated. It looked a bit close to the edge on that. Felipe Massa is in
:36:31. > :36:38.the pits. This is an important pit stop for Ferrari, will he come out
:36:39. > :36:44.in front or behind Fernando Alonso? I think he will be well ahead. Let's
:36:45. > :36:49.wait and see. Grosjean was out of the last corner as Felipe Massa was
:36:50. > :36:56.leaving his pit box so we will see him rejoin. He has come out and he
:36:57. > :37:03.is in seventh place. He has come out between the two, with Nico
:37:04. > :37:11.Hulkenberg behind him and Hamilton in front, but Fernando Alonso
:37:12. > :37:14.behind. Look at Mark Webber, he is strategically sat back and he has
:37:15. > :37:21.kept some KERS which he will probably deploy. He does so as he
:37:22. > :37:27.leaves the turn, he gets the DRS and now he has a chance at Nico Rosberg.
:37:28. > :37:31.This is crucial for second place and Webber goes round the outside, he
:37:32. > :37:36.uses the DRS. And that was a crucial pass by -- a crucial pass by Mark
:37:37. > :37:43.Webber and that could be for second place at the end of the Grand Prix,
:37:44. > :37:46.Nico Rosberg could not defend. He saved his KERS, he knows that DRS,
:37:47. > :37:55.you have Nico Rosberg in front, and on the back of the Force India. So
:37:56. > :37:59.he decided he would overtake in 11. Good thinking, thinking ahead from
:38:00. > :38:02.Mark Webber. He might be retiring at the end of the season, but you
:38:03. > :38:10.cannot take anything away from him when it comes to race craft. It all
:38:11. > :38:15.started much earlier. It locks up a bit but he gets away with it. Nico
:38:16. > :38:20.Rosberg is positioning his car to the inside and he had to let it go.
:38:21. > :38:26.It would have been easy to overrun into Paul di Resta, but he has now
:38:27. > :38:33.stopped. He has done 20 laps on his first tyres. He was on the option
:38:34. > :38:35.tyres, so it really to job from him. He will make it to the end on the
:38:36. > :38:48.prime tyres. I suggest you keep a two second cap
:38:49. > :38:56.to whether, but keep an eye on the gap to Grosjean. -- app. Grosjean is
:38:57. > :39:05.3.9 seconds behind Nico Rosberg. We are looking at Hamilton. So it is
:39:06. > :39:12.trying macro Fernando Alonso needs to pass -- it is Valtteri Bottas. He
:39:13. > :39:16.has done that on one set of tyres but he is on the medium compound
:39:17. > :39:23.tyre and that is why he has gone so deep. Alonso is using that DRS zone
:39:24. > :39:28.to good effect. And he squeezes in front of the Williams. He gets the
:39:29. > :39:34.job done and he moves into ninth place. Breathing in as he pulled out
:39:35. > :39:41.of the slipstream, it looked as though he would catch the Williams.
:39:42. > :39:49.He judged that to perfection. Such a late move out of the slipstream. It
:39:50. > :39:54.looks more gentle from here, but it was incredibly close. Alonso glanced
:39:55. > :40:01.into his mirror. On board with Hamilton. As he runs in sixth place.
:40:02. > :40:05.Adrian Sutil is on the harder tyres and has not made a pit stop. He is
:40:06. > :40:09.going deeper into the race than others because he started on the
:40:10. > :40:15.harder tyres, but he is doing a good job so far. Behind him as Felipe
:40:16. > :40:20.Massa getting closer, Nico Hulkenberg and Alonso in the top
:40:21. > :40:27.ten. Valtteri Bottas has just come in the pits. So he has made his pit
:40:28. > :40:39.stop and he has done 25 laps at the start of this Grand Prix on the
:40:40. > :40:47.harder tyre. It was less than a second gap apart from Perez who was
:40:48. > :40:51.about 4.7 seconds behind Alonso. We will see how that changes over the
:40:52. > :40:55.next lap or so. That battle for fifth place is close between Adrian
:40:56. > :41:01.Sutil... And Hamilton with a chance, and he makes it look so
:41:02. > :41:09.easy. Does he keep it online and can he position the car? Adrian Sutil is
:41:10. > :41:14.at the back. Mercedes power against Mercedes power, that DRS enabled on
:41:15. > :41:21.the Force India. Massa goes down the inside, that this is an opportunist
:41:22. > :41:25.piece of passing, fighting for his career, he has got past Hamilton! A
:41:26. > :41:31.great piece of driving from the Brazilian and now Nico Hulkenberg is
:41:32. > :41:37.filling his mirrors. That was a great beast of opportunist riding --
:41:38. > :41:48.a great piece of opportunist driving. Ferrari just snuck up on
:41:49. > :41:51.him. Sweet, I like that! How many times have these two had their
:41:52. > :41:57.incidence? But this was a good clean move. Hamilton is busy watching the
:41:58. > :42:09.car in front and that was clean driving from Hamilton. He knew
:42:10. > :42:17.momentum was with the Ferrari. Tom, over to you. They were fighting five
:42:18. > :42:25.years ago for the World Championship. They are a long way
:42:26. > :42:33.out that but Alonso to move. He will be in position. It has great drive
:42:34. > :42:40.of the hairpin, and he who is going -- and he is going round the inside.
:42:41. > :42:45.That might work because he has DRS. But Alonso would have had DRS from
:42:46. > :42:48.the detection point. They are side-by-side and Nico Hulkenberg has
:42:49. > :42:58.the inside line but Alonso will not give up. And he retakes the place.
:42:59. > :43:03.Who is going to get DRS? Alonso will definitely get it as the DRS
:43:04. > :43:10.activation as you exit the corner... Felipe Massa has picked
:43:11. > :43:16.off another one and is into fifth place. Hamilton is really struggling
:43:17. > :43:21.and Alonso has got past Nico Hulkenberg. There has been some
:43:22. > :43:28.overtaking and they have had to work for it, great stuff. Ferrari is
:43:29. > :43:31.entertaining us but can they get more points? In the constructors
:43:32. > :43:38.championship, the Mercedes of Nico Rosberg is ahead. They have got
:43:39. > :43:41.amongst Hamilton but that is so significant regarding second race in
:43:42. > :43:47.the championship and Alonso will know that. But Rosberg is ahead of
:43:48. > :43:54.them both and has a couple of cars between himself and Ferrari cars.
:43:55. > :44:03.Behind Nico Hulkenberg is Perez, in 10th position. Doing his stuff! He
:44:04. > :44:09.should not be surprised to see himself on television! And Adrian
:44:10. > :44:16.Sutil is in sixth place, Hamilton and Alonso. What is going to happen
:44:17. > :44:24.when they get to be DRS owns again? -- DRS zones. Alonso goes deeper.
:44:25. > :44:28.Different approach to last time. It looked like he was going too deep, a
:44:29. > :44:38.bit of understeer, so he took momentum out of the car and he has
:44:39. > :44:40.lost some time. A pass down here. Hamilton on Adrian Sutil,
:44:41. > :44:46.side-by-side and he sneaks through. Adrian Sutil will hopefully have the
:44:47. > :44:54.DRS again and we challenge but Hamilton had a good exit. A bit of
:44:55. > :45:03.struggling. This will allow Alonso may be to lunge down into 11.
:45:04. > :45:07.Hamilton has got past. And Alonso was not able to complete that. So
:45:08. > :45:18.finally, Hamilton has got past Adrian Sutil and made the move.
:45:19. > :45:24.This is the on-board camera from Lewis. You can see how far back you
:45:25. > :45:38.can come when you have got the RS open. -- DRS. We have a Sauber
:45:39. > :45:55.coming in. That is Hulkenberg. Perez is also coming in. They are
:45:56. > :46:04.coming into the pits for their second pit stops. It is very close
:46:05. > :46:09.as they come back out. Hulkenberg just edging it. That was tight.
:46:10. > :46:26.There will be a question as to whether that was an unsafe release.
:46:27. > :46:31.Tom, you were there. I saw a problematic stop once again. The
:46:32. > :46:40.moment that tyre was put on they just let him go. Sutil is really
:46:41. > :46:48.struggling for grip. He is finding life hard work. But he has fought
:46:49. > :47:01.his ground. Hulkenberg gets past Maldonado. Maldonado is down in 15th
:47:02. > :47:08.position. These guys are having to fight their way back up through the
:47:09. > :47:11.order again. Sergio Perez is trying to go round Maldonado but Maldonado
:47:12. > :47:16.will not give it up easily. No reason why he should. He is racing
:47:17. > :47:26.for his own success here and trying to get into the points. Push hard
:47:27. > :47:31.now. Still there is no way through for Sergio Perez. He has much
:47:32. > :47:35.fresher tyres on but he cannot convert it into a pass. Good clean
:47:36. > :47:41.racing and that is allowing Jenson Button to get up behind his
:47:42. > :47:53.team-mate. He has an extra stop this afternoon. This was the pass Alonso
:47:54. > :48:01.made a moment ago on Sutil. Sutil was pulling away until they got into
:48:02. > :48:08.the DRS zone. Sutil has just made his pit stop at last so he has gone
:48:09. > :48:17.on to the option tyre. Look at where he has gone out, at limb away with
:48:18. > :48:33.pasta Maldonado. -- battling away with pasta Maldonado.
:48:34. > :48:40.There you go, that unsafe release from Hulkenberg. It is being
:48:41. > :48:45.investigated first of all. They will have a look at it to see if a
:48:46. > :48:47.penalty is justified. It is a tough call but you have to do it by the
:48:48. > :49:06.rules. The Venezuelan will not give up.
:49:07. > :49:16.Sutil cuts back in front. How will that one work-out? He will have to
:49:17. > :49:20.let Perez go. In missing the chicane he has gained a huge advantage.
:49:21. > :49:31.Jenson Button trying to take advantage. Lewis Hamilton is in the
:49:32. > :49:39.pits. Away goes Hamilton. This should take him to the end of the
:49:40. > :49:44.race now. Will he get a decent top ten finish air today? It has been a
:49:45. > :49:50.tough run for him. He will be hoping for more than the top ten. He
:49:51. > :49:54.started in fourth but Grosjean is holding on to fourth place. The
:49:55. > :49:59.Ferraris have been going well and they could be danger territory. A
:50:00. > :50:06.good drive this so far, Gary, from the leap a master. Both Ferraris
:50:07. > :50:11.interesting. They went very largely soft tyre. I think they will try to
:50:12. > :50:18.do that as Paul di Resta is. The middleman that we do not know who
:50:19. > :50:22.will do what is Grosjean. He could go for a one-stop as well. He is not
:50:23. > :50:29.punching hard enough to pull away from Massa but I think he knows a
:50:30. > :50:29.second position is in there for him if he does
:50:30. > :50:38.tyres working until the end. We have just had confirmation that
:50:39. > :50:40.tyres working until the end. We have a drive-through penalty for Nico
:50:41. > :50:45.Hulkenberg. It was an unsafe release. A looked marginal. He
:50:46. > :50:49.pulled into the fast lane. If he had stayed in the middle lane it would
:50:50. > :50:56.have been OK. It is dangerous in the pit lane. The speed is only 80
:50:57. > :51:02.kilometres but you have got to respect it. Nico Hulkenberg will
:51:03. > :51:05.definitely have to do his drive-through penalty in a few
:51:06. > :51:10.moments. That will cost him valuable time. Webber and Rosberg as well
:51:11. > :51:17.into the pits. This will be their final pit stop. Aid two stop race
:51:18. > :51:21.for the Red Bull of Mark Webber and the Mercedes of Nico Rosberg. They
:51:22. > :51:28.are both on the same type of tyre for the final stint of this Grand
:51:29. > :51:33.Prix. I wonder how long before Sebastian Vettel comes in? Unless
:51:34. > :51:41.something goes wrong, he has got it in the bag. Grosjean has to keep
:51:42. > :51:46.Webber and Rosberg off his tail. I think he can pick up a second place.
:51:47. > :51:51.One of the main things we have got to keep an eye on is the race for
:51:52. > :51:58.second place. Currently Grosjean has 14 seconds over Mark Webber. Mark
:51:59. > :52:03.Webber has made a pit stop recently as has Nico Rosberg. The big
:52:04. > :52:09.question is can Grosjean hang on until the chequered flag, do the
:52:10. > :52:14.race on a one-stop strategy not be caught by Mark Webber and Nico
:52:15. > :52:19.Rosberg? That will be interesting. Rosberg has just set the fastest
:52:20. > :52:32.lap. They are closing up on Grosjean for second place. He will have got a
:52:33. > :52:35.hurry up message from the team. Mark Webber, if he wants to get in the
:52:36. > :52:41.middle is what this afternoon he needs to put the pressure on
:52:42. > :52:47.Grosjean now. I can see the Red Bull mechanics are routed the pit lane.
:52:48. > :52:57.That will be for Sebastian Vettel. The second stop, there it is. This
:52:58. > :53:00.should all be according to plan. He still has a healthy advantage over
:53:01. > :53:04.Romain Grosjean when he comes out onto the circuit. No other cars to
:53:05. > :53:12.worry about and he is on his way through the tunnel and back onto the
:53:13. > :53:15.Abu Dhabi circuit. He lost a victory from pole position here a few years
:53:16. > :53:19.ago when he had a puncture on the first lap of the Grand Prix. But he
:53:20. > :53:22.has also tasted success here in the past and it looks as if he is on
:53:23. > :53:32.target to do the same again here today. Interestingly, Grosjean has
:53:33. > :53:35.had to stop again. Letters have had to make the extra pit stop. --
:53:36. > :53:56.looters. He should be able to get out in
:53:57. > :54:06.front of Massa and Alonso. It will be close with the Ferraris here.
:54:07. > :54:14.Grosjean just squeezes in front of Felipe Massa. He has dropped back a
:54:15. > :54:17.little bit. Alonso will see this as an opportunity for him. My goodness,
:54:18. > :54:55.they are close. Massa went defensive as they went in
:54:56. > :55:00.to turn seven. Alonso trying to go up the inside. That gives Grosjean a
:55:01. > :55:07.chance to exploit the fresh tyres. Grosjean emerges in fourth place. It
:55:08. > :55:11.does not look as if he will get an easy time of trying to get a podium.
:55:12. > :55:18.He might have a hard time from the Ferraris behind him. Massa and
:55:19. > :55:21.Alonso have only made one pit stop. That might make them vulnerable in
:55:22. > :55:32.the latter stages to those behind who have made two stops. It is vital
:55:33. > :55:41.that Grosjean puts daylight between himself. Massa was ten kilometres an
:55:42. > :55:50.hour faster in qualifying. Massa is in. Maybe they were trying to do it
:55:51. > :55:55.on one-stop but it has not happened. That has the benefit of getting out
:55:56. > :56:02.of Alonso's way. I wonder if we will see Alonso in in the next couple of
:56:03. > :56:06.laps? He had stopped on 16 and Massa had stopped on 18. That could be a
:56:07. > :56:13.strategic decision to reposition them. Massa will get an advantage
:56:14. > :56:20.with fresh tyres. New go out with fresh rubber, the car is lighter. We
:56:21. > :56:25.are getting information from the Sadie 's engineers telling
:56:26. > :56:31.Rosberg... Now we are seeing a replay. A slightly slow getaway. Was
:56:32. > :56:45.there an issue with one of the front tyres? Another element is suspension
:56:46. > :56:56.design. He went through the chicane with one hand. That is an usual. His
:56:57. > :57:03.hand is off the steering. A huge amount of break changing going on. I
:57:04. > :57:10.was going to say the suspension mounting points have different
:57:11. > :57:15.amounts of how the car are sponsored under braking and that will reflect
:57:16. > :57:20.how the car feels. Different drivers have different requirements. Some
:57:21. > :57:23.drivers need a good front end and not being too concerned if the rear
:57:24. > :57:32.is sliding and other drivers do not like rear ends ability. They like it
:57:33. > :57:37.to be nice and tight. They preferred to turn in early and allows some
:57:38. > :57:42.front slip, as they call it, the slip across the track surface.
:57:43. > :57:47.Hamilton is very much in the zone where he can find a way past
:57:48. > :57:52.Jean-Eric Vergne. He is doing a good job, the Frenchman. He had his best
:57:53. > :58:00.result of the year in Canada. He has had a lot of non-finishes since
:58:01. > :58:09.then. He will be a sitting frog. Lets see! Hamilton takes the place
:58:10. > :58:23.away from Jean-Eric Vergne and Massa will do the same.
:58:24. > :58:35.Toro Rossos historically set their car up to be quite slippy. That
:58:36. > :58:41.affects the load. Ferrari power against Ferrari power. Jean-Eric
:58:42. > :58:51.Vergne, no points scored at all since the trading Grand Prix. He has
:58:52. > :58:59.had six non-finishes this year. He has been eclipsed by his team-mate.
:59:00. > :59:04.Alonso within. He has made a stop with just ten laps to go. He has put
:59:05. > :59:06.the option tyre back on, interestingly, for the final ten
:59:07. > :59:29.laps. He has come out right alongside the
:59:30. > :59:36.Toro Rosso. They almost bang wheels. He is ahead of Massa. Massa nearly
:59:37. > :59:48.hits the back of the. He takes the escape route. Alonso cut the corner.
:59:49. > :59:53.That is something we saw from Lewis Hamilton in free practice ahead of
:59:54. > :59:57.qualifying. We know he had a suspension failure in qualifying.
:59:58. > :59:59.Fernando Alonso had himself on the outside of the Toro Rosso. Let's see
:00:00. > :00:23.the replay. That was brave by Alonso, your
:00:24. > :00:30.commitment. He just kept his foot in. Alonso and Jean-Eric Vergne
:00:31. > :00:34.tried to take his place. It taught him into seventh place for Fernando
:00:35. > :00:41.Alonso, behind Lewis Hamilton. -- it put him. And the tyres have done a
:00:42. > :00:47.lot of of laps so Alonso could chase down the Mercedes and maybe gain
:00:48. > :00:51.another place. He will not get a podium finish but another place is a
:00:52. > :00:59.possibility. Paul di Resta still in fifth place and he has just done a
:01:00. > :01:06.really good lap. That is a Williams coming in. Valtteri Bottas makes his
:01:07. > :01:11.final pit stop. Paul di Resta, a solid job. He has done one pit stop
:01:12. > :01:19.and he has done a personal best time. He has a 3.5 second advantage
:01:20. > :01:24.over Lewis Hamilton. He was told by his engineer to pit up the pace.
:01:25. > :01:27.Hamilton is in front of Jean-Eric Vergne and he has been able to do
:01:28. > :01:35.that but has the enough life left in those tyres to hold off Hamilton?
:01:36. > :01:40.Massa is now trying to get past, to move into eighth position. He has
:01:41. > :01:45.got DRS so it should simple. It looks like Jean-Eric Vergne is not
:01:46. > :01:52.going to fight it, and both Ferrari drivers are in the top ten. Is
:01:53. > :01:58.Jean-Eric Vergne going to get points? I am not sure, Adrian Sutil
:01:59. > :02:05.is next. Adrian Sutil has been good here. He has been trying to get
:02:06. > :02:11.through this race on one stop. He has done 28 laps on these tyres and
:02:12. > :02:17.everybody around him, they are on younger tyres. Perez is 11th but he
:02:18. > :02:24.has a chance at getting into the points. That curb Alonso went over
:02:25. > :02:31.did the damaged Hamilton yesterday, I think. The incident involving
:02:32. > :02:41.Alonso under investigation. So he is on track, then off-track. That is
:02:42. > :02:49.tough. It should not be. I have consistently said wide lines are
:02:50. > :02:52.there to help the track limits. A problem for Valtteri Bottas, he has
:02:53. > :02:59.lost ground and he has come back out in 17th place. Alonso is in seventh
:03:00. > :03:05.place, he is fastest on track at the moment with the softest -- with the
:03:06. > :03:08.softer tyres. And he is a threat to Hamilton, Hamilton is a threat to
:03:09. > :03:14.Paul di Resta who has made one pit stop, this could change. At this
:03:15. > :03:18.stage, with light fuel levels, this is the best the track has been all
:03:19. > :03:24.weekend. We have had the support races, we have had the Grand Prix of
:03:25. > :03:32.50 laps. It allows the tyres to grip, they do not slide and generate
:03:33. > :03:38.as much friction. It is a gamble, but if it works out, this could give
:03:39. > :03:43.Alonso serious points. This is Pastor Maldonado, did he pass
:03:44. > :03:48.Jean-Eric Vergne? Yes, he did. He executed it well before the braking
:03:49. > :03:53.area. That is Alonso on the back of Lewis Hamilton. Old arrest has
:03:54. > :04:00.pressure here. It is crucial. -- Paul di Resta. He picked up points
:04:01. > :04:04.in India after a difficult run, uncertainty about his career next
:04:05. > :04:14.year so he could do with holding of these two drivers. -- off. But his
:04:15. > :04:20.tyres have done a lot of work. Hamilton 's tyres have done around
:04:21. > :04:24.20. It is going to be difficult for him to hold the others back. But
:04:25. > :04:31.getting any points would eat a major result for Force India. And Adrian
:04:32. > :04:38.Sutil, imposition nine. -- in position nine. Every time he is on
:04:39. > :04:45.track, all takes the maximum out of the car and he will surely be on the
:04:46. > :04:50.grid next year. DRS is enabled, he has a chance to get as Lewis
:04:51. > :04:54.Hamilton. But he is in the limiter and you lose acceleration. He is
:04:55. > :04:57.trying to force Hamilton to go tight in the first part of the chicane to
:04:58. > :05:06.get a better drive into the back straight. He is in the DRS and
:05:07. > :05:09.slipstreamed zone. This is Alonso on Lewis Hamilton and he has got the
:05:10. > :05:16.move! Nothing Lewis Hamilton could done, superior grip from the softer
:05:17. > :05:19.tyres. And the DRS zone to help, and Fernando Alonso is chasing Paul di
:05:20. > :05:22.Resta who has been given leading space, because they were so busy
:05:23. > :05:34.fighting each other. Anything could happen, they might
:05:35. > :05:39.have an accident, so be careful. Sebastian Vettel is in amongst the
:05:40. > :05:46.traffic but he has a comfortable lead. Took its tight, before pulling
:05:47. > :05:53.out. Massive overspeed so Lewis Hamilton could not do anything. So
:05:54. > :06:00.Lewis Hamilton is now in seventh place, his team-mates Nico Rosberg
:06:01. > :06:02.is third. Ferrari against Mercedes, Mercedes, which Rosberg 's
:06:03. > :06:10.performance, have had the edge over Ferrari. -- with Rosberg 's
:06:11. > :06:15.performance. Every points will be vital for the Constructors'
:06:16. > :06:22.Championship. Rosberg is only five seconds behind Mark Webber. Alonso
:06:23. > :06:28.is going for that deep entry. Happen again, he tries to get the run out
:06:29. > :06:34.of the corner. -- hairpin again. Alonso catches up and the DRS is in
:06:35. > :06:40.operation, Ferrari moving to the inside. He is on the Superior tyres
:06:41. > :06:46.and Fernando Alonso moves into fifth position, having started in 10th.
:06:47. > :06:53.Knowing he is on the older tyres, no point getting dust, it is about not
:06:54. > :06:59.being under pressure from Hamilton. He is looking back but the incident
:07:00. > :07:04.involving Alonso going wide will be investigated after the race. It is
:07:05. > :07:08.not going to be a drive-through penalty for Alonso in the race but
:07:09. > :07:13.if a penalty as applied afterwards, that could change the result. That
:07:14. > :07:22.is Lewis Hamilton, can he passed Paul di Resta? -- can he pass. Paul
:07:23. > :07:27.took a wider line to get the straightest acceleration and it has
:07:28. > :07:31.worked very well. Not giving much away in the Mercedes pit as they see
:07:32. > :07:37.if Hamilton will get this place, but he is not close enough. And he is
:07:38. > :07:43.running out of laps, 53 have been completed by the race leader. We are
:07:44. > :07:49.on 54 out of 55. Hamilton needs to get on with it and it is not easy,
:07:50. > :07:56.Force India has decent straight-line speed and it will not easy for
:07:57. > :08:01.Hamilton to pass. Two British drivers going for it in the closing
:08:02. > :08:06.laps of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and no question who will win it, barring
:08:07. > :08:11.a mechanical misfortune, it is this man, Sebastian Vettel, who has
:08:12. > :08:15.dominated the race from the start. Mark Webber was on pole position but
:08:16. > :08:19.the inside line was enough for Sebastian Vettel to take the lead
:08:20. > :08:23.into the first corner and he has not seen much of the opposition since.
:08:24. > :08:30.He had an early advantage. Others made earlier pit stops and he lapped
:08:31. > :08:33.consistently to open up the gap. That is around 30 seconds now. He is
:08:34. > :08:43.dealing with the traffic comfortably, it looks Serena for
:08:44. > :08:48.Sebastian Vettel. -- serene. Hamilton is only 0.5 of a second
:08:49. > :08:55.behind Paul di Resta. It is about positioning the car. Hamilton will
:08:56. > :09:04.be thinking about his strategy. To get past the Force India. Can he
:09:05. > :09:09.keep the gap? Hamilton lights up the rear tyres and it looks Paul -- it
:09:10. > :09:14.looks like Paul might have done enough to keep behind. Nice and tidy
:09:15. > :09:19.in the braking zone, Paul, and you might be able to keep it together.
:09:20. > :09:23.They will have one more run through this section of track so there will
:09:24. > :09:28.be another chance for the Lewis Hamilton. Adrian Sutil is still in
:09:29. > :09:34.ninth, but look at Sergio Perez, he is trying to take that away. Behind
:09:35. > :09:37.them, having dropped a bit, Pastor Maldonado does not look like he will
:09:38. > :09:44.get into the points, with nobody really struggling. Adrian Sutil has
:09:45. > :09:51.got through this race on one-stop so he still to be defensive. And he has
:09:52. > :09:56.to be happy there is only one car behind him. Force India, great
:09:57. > :10:03.work, they have been able to get both cars into the points. In both
:10:04. > :10:07.India and Abu Dhabi. They have come back from a lean period and after
:10:08. > :10:14.they changed the tyres, they dropped off in form. The team will be happy
:10:15. > :10:20.with that performance. Sebastian Vettel, taking things steady. Alonso
:10:21. > :10:25.has got fastest lap in this race on those soft tyres. I do not Vettel
:10:26. > :10:30.will be able to do anything about that. But it is the victory that
:10:31. > :10:36.counts. He has already wrapped up his fourth World Championship title
:10:37. > :10:40.but if he takes the victory here, he will be matching more records of
:10:41. > :10:47.Formula 1. He is coming through the last turn and Sebastian Vettel takes
:10:48. > :10:51.his 11th win of the season, his third win here in Abu Dhabi, and his
:10:52. > :11:01.seventh successive Grand Prix victory, matching Michael Schumacher
:11:02. > :11:06.in 2004. The record is nine in succession and if you discount the
:11:07. > :11:11.Indianapolis race he did not enter, so he could match that target in the
:11:12. > :11:17.final race in Brazil. Second place will go to Mark Webber. Mark Webber
:11:18. > :11:21.is again on the podium in this Countdown to the end of his Formula
:11:22. > :11:27.1 career. Nico Rosberg in third place for Mercedes, Grosjean is
:11:28. > :11:32.fourth, denied a podium. But another controlled race from the Frenchman.
:11:33. > :11:38.Alonso will finish in fifth, the fireworks go off over the marina.
:11:39. > :11:45.Alonso is to be investigated after this race for perhaps exceeding
:11:46. > :11:51.track limits. That was a World Champion 's job, well done,
:11:52. > :11:57.brilliant job. Yes! That was absolutely wonderful! I don't know
:11:58. > :12:03.what you have done, it was really, really good. Thank you, you do not
:12:04. > :12:10.get to ride cars like this too often. I love you, guys. Yes! Paul
:12:11. > :12:16.di Resta has just held off Lewis Hamilton. Sixth place for him,
:12:17. > :12:24.seventh place for Hamilton. That was a good drive I Paul di Resta.
:12:25. > :12:28.Maximum points for Red Bull even though they have already won the
:12:29. > :12:32.Constructors' Championship. Ferrari getting both cars in the points and
:12:33. > :12:40.taking that new record of consecutive point finishes. A
:12:41. > :12:46.one-stop strategy for Paul di Resta. Adrian Sutil also on a one-stop
:12:47. > :12:50.strategy. Pastor Maldonado just denied the points. Jenson Button,
:12:51. > :13:04.his chances dented by that contact. Toro Rosso losing out. Different
:13:05. > :13:08.strategy, it it did not come together. The first time in Abu
:13:09. > :13:14.Dhabi they have not scored a point. Giedo van der Garde wonder young
:13:15. > :13:20.team 's back -- Giedo van der Garde won the battle of the young riders.
:13:21. > :13:28.Just one retirement, Kimi Raikkonen because he made contact with the
:13:29. > :13:32.Caterham. 21 out of 22 cars finished this race and it is against
:13:33. > :13:43.Sebastian Vettel who is on top, his 37th career when. Only four behind
:13:44. > :13:47.the record. -- win. You have to think that will be caught relatively
:13:48. > :13:54.quickly, two more Grand Prix competitions this year. It has been
:13:55. > :13:58.a tremendous track. He took his first World Championship here in
:13:59. > :14:04.2010 and now is a four times champion. And he has won here again.
:14:05. > :14:12.One, two finish for Red Bull their third of the season, in Abu Dhabi.
:14:13. > :14:16.And another podium on this occasion. And the trophy goes to Sebastian
:14:17. > :14:21.Vettel. He has done it before here in Abu Dhabi, he knows the feeling.
:14:22. > :14:30.And he has a great relationship with this track. Kimi Raikkonen was last
:14:31. > :14:32.year 's winner. And Gavin Ward, the performance engineer for Mark
:14:33. > :14:43.Webber, he is getting the constructors trophy for tea macro.
:14:44. > :14:47.-- Red Bull. Mark Webber to receive his trophy, it yet to have a victory
:14:48. > :14:53.in what has been a dominant season for the team. I wonder if he can
:14:54. > :14:59.snatch a victory out of the two remaining competitions in Texas and
:15:00. > :15:05.Brazil. Nico Rosberg has put that bad luck behind him. They had
:15:06. > :15:11.difficulties but that seems to have gone as he has taken a second and a
:15:12. > :15:16.third place in the last two races. Celebration time for the drivers and
:15:17. > :15:19.the dignitaries trying to get out of the way! A big smile for Mark
:15:20. > :15:35.Webber. I think today was incredible. The
:15:36. > :15:40.pace we had was scary at some stages. I felt very good on the
:15:41. > :15:44.softs. It was crucial to have a good getaway. It was crucial to pull a
:15:45. > :15:54.massive gap in the first couple of laps. What is the inspiration behind
:15:55. > :15:59.the doughnuts? It is not to give the stewards are hard time. I do bought
:16:00. > :16:05.the car back in one piece. I am hopefully able to provide a fuel
:16:06. > :16:10.sample. I brought it back to parc ferme. Just before the race you said
:16:11. > :16:17.you were more nervous than at any other race. There was no need, was
:16:18. > :16:21.there? It was like a cup final. I knew both drivers were motivated to
:16:22. > :16:26.win this race. The start is always critical. Sebastian managed to make
:16:27. > :16:35.an incredible start. Mark had some clutch slip and then hit the KERS
:16:36. > :16:40.Button too early. From there Sebastian was able to get away. It
:16:41. > :16:46.is interesting that you said he hit it too early. He seemed smiley
:16:47. > :16:55.enough at the end. He knows he drove a very good race. When you see the
:16:56. > :17:02.start I think Mark's reaction was fine. You cannot take the KERS until
:17:03. > :17:09.you hit a certain speed. That 90 horsepower, I wish it was 90
:17:10. > :17:14.metres! That is absolutely crucial. I have to ask you about these
:17:15. > :17:19.doughnuts. How can you possibly say you are not going to pay his fine
:17:20. > :17:24.when you bear in mind how much he has brought here, the success and
:17:25. > :17:30.money. The problem is it is catching. Not only is he doing it,
:17:31. > :17:35.Mark is doing it. It cost us 25,000 euros last week and we have eaten a
:17:36. > :17:40.few as well. Hopefully the stewards will be generous about it. Hopefully
:17:41. > :17:45.they will be fine about it. It is exciting for the fans to see that
:17:46. > :17:49.celebration. It is great for the drivers to let off a bit of steam
:17:50. > :17:53.and the exuberant. It is not good for the car, for the gearbox or the
:17:54. > :17:58.tyres but there are only two races to go and it is all part of the
:17:59. > :18:05.show. Thank you. Let's hear from Mark now. I'm not sure how you feel
:18:06. > :18:11.after all that. I think I would have been caned anyway if I got to the
:18:12. > :18:15.first corner first. There is strong in that first stint. Soup,
:18:16. > :18:26.super-quick and tyres not wearing out. That is the recipe for disaster
:18:27. > :18:33.for the opposition. Nico Rosberg used a lot of his KERS on the first
:18:34. > :18:39.straight. I would use the DRS and position myself for the next section
:18:40. > :18:43.because the more time you spend behind people, the more you hurt
:18:44. > :18:47.your tyres. I do not know how exciting the race was at the front
:18:48. > :18:53.but it would have been nice to get a better result. In the end, I did not
:18:54. > :19:01.deserve it, I got second and I will try and do better.
:19:02. > :19:05.I know you always like to finish higher up than when you started,
:19:06. > :19:12.tell me about your race, there was a lot going on out there. I was not
:19:13. > :19:18.quick enough today. I am not sure why. I gave it my all. We heard you
:19:19. > :19:24.talking about problems with grip. How bad was that out there? It was
:19:25. > :19:30.obviously good on one of the cars, there was no reason why it should
:19:31. > :19:38.not be on my car. Nico was doing it the job with the car. I have to try
:19:39. > :19:42.and figure it out. From your point of view, how frustrating is it to
:19:43. > :19:46.see that? Do you have to switch it into a positive way and learn from
:19:47. > :19:53.that? There is nothing positive so I have to keep working hard.
:19:54. > :19:55.So, struggling today and arguably a fourth. Shall we take a look,
:19:56. > :20:07.David. It sounded like he made a good
:20:08. > :20:12.start. Then he spun off his tyres. Crucially going into the apex he
:20:13. > :20:19.almost made contact with Webber. Then Grosjean got round the
:20:20. > :20:23.outside. Frustrating for Hamilton. It was frustrating because he made
:20:24. > :20:28.no visible effort to get by people in front of him. Paul di Resta had a
:20:29. > :20:33.massive fight. Fantastic for him but Lewis Hamilton should be in front of
:20:34. > :20:38.him. It was a great day for his team-mate Nico Rosberg on the
:20:39. > :20:45.podium, let's get his thoughts. If you take the Red Bulls out, you have
:20:46. > :20:52.the phrase best of the rest. I hoped for one place better. I had Mark at
:20:53. > :20:59.the start. I did not get my setup quite right. I was not going that
:21:00. > :21:03.strong. And then I got caught out with the traffic from Paul di Resta
:21:04. > :21:09.and Mark got me. He did a good job there. That was a bit of a pity. At
:21:10. > :21:13.the last stop I saw my setup and I felt comfortable in the car for the
:21:14. > :21:21.last stint and was going strong. It was too late to get Mark.
:21:22. > :21:31.How close were you to be able to get into a one-stop strategy? I think it
:21:32. > :21:34.would have been tight and maybe a little bit dangerous for the
:21:35. > :21:43.constructors championship and everything. I thought it was good to
:21:44. > :21:50.be safe and go for two stops. I had a very good top speed. Every time I
:21:51. > :21:56.was passing the Force Indias they overtook me back.
:21:57. > :22:03.Do not think he is continuing his good form out there? He is the most
:22:04. > :22:07.improved driver of this year. A Formula 1 race is not the same
:22:08. > :22:13.without Kimi Raikkonen in the mix. We had the fantastic radio messages
:22:14. > :22:17.last year. He had the problem in qualifying and he was put to the
:22:18. > :22:22.back of the grid. We hoped he could leapfrog a number of cars into the
:22:23. > :22:27.first corner. He positioned himself at the apex. He did not expect that
:22:28. > :22:33.cartoon turning, he broke his front suspension and it was an early exit
:22:34. > :22:37.for the Iceman. Horrible decision from the team in my view. I am
:22:38. > :22:44.critical of them. He should have started from the pit lane. I cannot
:22:45. > :22:47.understand how they allowed their prize driver to be put in this
:22:48. > :22:52.situation where an accident would happen right in front of him. A
:22:53. > :22:58.really dreadful decision. It's great news that we get his big to Paul di
:22:59. > :23:04.Resta today. What a terrific drive finishing sixth. I think we were up
:23:05. > :23:09.against it. Losing the front wing at the beginning of the race was not
:23:10. > :23:13.easy. I think our prediction of going for a race car as we did in
:23:14. > :23:17.Singapore, we finished off the job we should have done there. We were
:23:18. > :23:23.quick when we had to be quick in the race. Equally, getting all the
:23:24. > :23:29.information we needed. You were the only team to one-stop this
:23:30. > :23:33.afternoon. Explain to us the pressure when you had Lewis Hamilton
:23:34. > :23:37.coming out in front of you with fresh tyres. I think more to the
:23:38. > :23:42.point their car was quicker than ours. Right from the beginning I
:23:43. > :23:48.felt really comfortable. Qualifying yesterday and being a 10th of QC.
:23:49. > :23:57.The soft tyres do not last that long. Just using the tyres up in the
:23:58. > :24:03.last lap and being able to go half a second quicker which was the
:24:04. > :24:06.important part. This time of year, a beauty parade for drivers next year,
:24:07. > :24:12.where does this put you in touch with some teams? It is a bit of a
:24:13. > :24:16.nightmare in the midfield, the likes of Sauber and Williams, nobody knows
:24:17. > :24:23.who will be driving there. If I get the tools I can deliver. I have got
:24:24. > :24:27.to keep doing what I am doing. Vijay Mallya is giving off good signals
:24:28. > :24:33.for next year but I would like them to make a decision soon. Ultimately,
:24:34. > :24:37.it is their team. I can deliver what I can do. The objective was to take
:24:38. > :24:43.more points of Sauber and we did that. We will head to Austin and
:24:44. > :24:52.that will be a good race for us. You turned up the volume today, thank
:24:53. > :24:57.you for your time. Thank you. Fernando, some big battles out
:24:58. > :25:01.there. Just tell us about what is being investigated at the moment. It
:25:02. > :25:06.looked like a great move past Jean-Eric Vergne but maybe the
:25:07. > :25:14.stewards did not think so. In my opinion he should be penalised. When
:25:15. > :25:17.I was alongside him he kept going and used the full width of the track
:25:18. > :25:27.which would you are not allowed to when you have a car alongside you.
:25:28. > :25:30.The stewards have now decided that Fernando Alonso will not be
:25:31. > :25:42.penalised. Let's have a look at that incident. Your thoughts, it dated.
:25:43. > :25:47.As Fernando came outside I would expect he would strategically use
:25:48. > :25:51.his KERS to give a boost. It is questionable whether all four wheels
:25:52. > :25:56.went beyond the white line but the stewards have said he did not gain
:25:57. > :26:03.an advantage from it. Massa probably took a breath as all this action was
:26:04. > :26:09.happening. Mathur then ran wide in shock I think that his team-mate was
:26:10. > :26:18.brave enough to hold it around the outside -- Mass. It was a good race
:26:19. > :26:26.for Masser. It is shame he did not finish in front of Alonso. It looks
:26:27. > :26:32.as if he is being relieved. All the pressure from RE has gone from him.
:26:33. > :26:39.It was a very good move. Very well positioned by the car. He is driving
:26:40. > :26:44.on top of his game at the moment. Nico Hulkenberg is also looking for
:26:45. > :26:50.a good team next year. He had a nightmare with this unsafe relief.
:26:51. > :26:56.The right rear sticks ever so slightly. David was right in the
:26:57. > :27:02.commentary. This should never have been released like this and a real
:27:03. > :27:03.team problem. Let's confirm the result from today's Abu Dhabi Grand
:27:04. > :27:48.Prix for you. This was a big day for Force India.
:27:49. > :27:52.They have caught up with McLaren. McLaren need to start looking over
:27:53. > :27:56.their shoulders little bit. You have to say it was a terrific day once
:27:57. > :28:02.again for Sebastian Vettel. A very dominant day. It was only in
:28:03. > :28:06.Singapore when he managed to win the race by 32 seconds, it was 30
:28:07. > :28:11.seconds today. It is a pretty crushing victory over his team-mate
:28:12. > :28:18.Mark Webber. It certainly was. We will be back in a fortnight's time
:28:19. > :28:24.in Austin, Texas. The stampeding bulls decided it will be a little
:28:25. > :28:28.bit of desert dominance today and determined they were as well. A few
:28:29. > :28:35.doughnuts thrown in at the end. Thank you for watching, good night.