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Abu Dhabi: McLarens 1-2 in opening practice

Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button led a McLaren 1-2 in the first free practice session for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Friday morning.

Hamilton set a time 1m43.285s to beat teammate by 0.333s, with Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso third and fourth.

Mark Webber rounded out the top-5 in the second Red Bull.

Results

Pos Driver Team Time Behind Laps
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m43.285 +0.000s 20
2. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m43.618s +0.333 18
3. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m44.050s +0.765 21
4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m44.366s +1.081 20
5. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m44.542s +1.257 21
6. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m44.694s +1.409 21
7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m45.194s +1.909 19
8. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m45.347s +2.062 24
9. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m45.347s +2.062 23
10. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m45.422s +2.137 15
11. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m45.567s +2.282 23
12. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m45.587s +2.302 18
13. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m45.722s +2.437 19
14. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m45.743s +2.458 19
15. Jules Bianchi Force India-Mercedes 1m45.769s +2.484 21
16. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m45.811s +2.526 21
17. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m46.649s +3.364 22
18. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m46.708s +3.423 24
19. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m47.418s +4.133 22
20. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m47.891s +4.606 19
21. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m48.354s +5.069 21
22. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1m48.887s +5.602 21
23. Ma Qing Hua HRT-Cosworth 1m50.487s +7.202 20
24. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault No Time No Time 3