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The 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Thread

Post by cmlean » Wed Nov 23, 2016 8:16 pm

This is the place to discuss everything related to the final round of the 2016 season taking place in Abu Dhabi between the 25th and 27th of November.

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Picks for Abu Dhabi close at the start of Saturday practice

The event timetable for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Friday
1st Practice 13:00 local time - 09:00 GMT
2nd Practice 17:00 local time - 13:00 GMT

Saturday
Practice 14:00 local time - 10:00 GMT
Qualifying 17:00 local time - 13:00 GMT

Sunday
Race 17:00 local time - 13:00 GMT

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Re: The 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Thread

Post by cmlean » Wed Nov 23, 2016 8:33 pm

This weekend sees the running of the final round of the 2016 season. With the WDC still hanging in the balance, it is sure to be an exciting race. Nico Rosberg has to finish on the podium to guarantee his first F1 title and emulate the feat of his famous father and become the second father/son combination to achieve this milestone.

My instinct tells me that Nico will do all that he needs to even if it means Lewis winning the Grand Prix.

The next battle royal will be between the Red Bulls. I would like to see Daniel finish ahead of Max but this result will go either way.

Ferrari are the next best team and I have to admit that, as of late, Kimi has been outperforming Sebastian.

Force India will again be in the points and then, the last 2 spots will be up for grabs.

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Re: The 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Thread

Post by cmlean » Sat Nov 26, 2016 7:56 am

Free Practice 1 Results

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Pos  Time	   Driver			   Team				 Laps
1	 01:42.9	Lewis Hamilton	 Mercedes		    28
2	 01:43.2	Nico Rosberg	   Mercedes		    31
3	 01:43.3	Max Verstappen	 Red Bull Racing	26
4	 01:43.4	Daniel Ricciardo  Red Bull Racing	27
5	 01:44.0	Sebastian Vettel  Ferrari		     27
6	 01:44.2	Sergio Perez	   Force India	    23
7	 01:44.6	Kimi Räikkönen	 Ferrari			  27
8	 01:44.7	Carlos Sainz	   Toro Rosso		  21
9	 01:45.0	Felipe Massa	   Williams			 27
10	01:45.2	Marcus Ericsson   Sauber	  		 20
11	01:45.5	Alfonso Celis	  Force India	    26
12	01:45.6	Romain Grosjean	Haas				  13
13	01:45.8	Felipe Nasr	    Sauber			   17
14	01:45.9	Esteban Gutierrez Haas				  20
15	01:45.9	Valtteri Bottas	Williams Mercedes 31
16	01:46.2	Jolyon Palmer	  Renault		     33
17	01:46.4	Kevin Magnussen	Renault		     21
18	01:46.4	Fernando Alonso	McLaren			  21
19	01:46.5	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor		       29
20	01:47.1	Jenson Button	  McLaren			  10
21	01:47.6	Jordan King	    Manor			    27
22	02:02.0	Daniil Kvyat	   Toro Rosso		   4 

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Re: The 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Thread

Post by cmlean » Sat Nov 26, 2016 8:10 am

Free Practice 2 Results

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Pos  Time	   Driver				Team			   Laps
1	 01:40.9	Lewis Hamilton	 Mercedes			36
2	 01:40.9	Nico Rosberg	   Mercedes			38
3	 01:41.1	Sebastian Vettel  Ferrari		 	31
4	 01:41.4	Max Verstappen	 Red Bull Racing  24
5	 01:41.4	Daniel Ricciardo  Red Bull Racing  33
6	 01:41.5	Kimi Räikkönen	 Ferrari		 	34
7	 01:42.0	Valtteri Bottas	Williams			35
8	 01:42.0	Sergio Perez	   Force India		35
9	 01:42.3	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	   36
10	01:42.3	Felipe Massa	   Williams			36
11	01:42.4	Fernando Alonso	McLaren			 33
12	01:42.8	Jenson Button	  McLaren		 	24
13	01:43.0	Esteban Gutierrez Haas		 	   35
14	01:43.1	Romain Grosjean	Haas			    17
15	01:43.3	Jolyon Palmer	  Renault		    33
16	01:43.6	Esteban Ocon	   Manor		      35
17	01:43.8	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor		      33
18	01:43.9	Felipe Nasr	    Sauber		     36
19	01:44.0	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber		     34
20	01:44.1	Kevin Magnussen	Renault		    25
21	01:44.5	Carlos Sainz	   Toro Rosso	     5
22	01:45.9	Daniil Kvyat	   Toro Rosso	     4

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Re: The 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Thread

Post by cmlean » Sun Nov 27, 2016 5:50 am

Free Practice 3 Results

Pos Time Driver Car
1 01:40.8 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
2 01:40.9 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
3 01:41.0 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
4 01:41.1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
5 01:41.2 Nico Rosberg Mercedes
6 01:41.8 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
7 01:41.9 Sergio Perez Force India
8 01:42.1 Nico Hulkenberg Force India
9 01:42.1 Valtteri Bottas Williams
10 01:42.4 Esteban Gutierrez Haas
11 01:42.6 Fernando Alonso McLaren
12 01:42.6 Jolyon Palmer Renault
13 01:42.7 Jenson Button McLaren
14 01:42.7 Felipe Massa Williams
15 01:42.8 Romain Grosjean Haas
16 01:43.1 Kevin Magnussen Renault
17 01:43.1 Pascal Wehrlein Manor
18 01:43.3 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso
19 01:43.4 Felipe Nasr Sauber
20 01:43.7 Esteban Ocon Manor
21 01:44.1 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso
22 01:44.2 Marcus Ericsson Sauber

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Re: The 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Thread

Post by cmlean » Sun Nov 27, 2016 5:53 am

Grid

Pos Time Driver Team
1 01:38.8 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 01:39.1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes
3 01:39.6 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
4 01:39.6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
5 01:39.7 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
6 01:39.8 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
7 01:40.5 Nico Hulkenberg Force India
8 01:40.5 Sergio Perez Force India
9 01:41.1 Fernando Alonso McLaren
10 01:41.2 Felipe Massa Williams
11 01:41.1 Valtteri Bottas Williams
12 01:41.3 Jenson Button McLaren
13 01:41.5 Esteban Gutierrez Haas
14 01:41.6 Romain Grosjean Haas
15 01:41.8 Jolyon Palmer Renault
16 01:42.0 Pascal Wehrlein Manor
17 01:42.0 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso
18 01:42.1 Kevin Magnussen Renault
19 01:42.2 Felipe Nasr Sauber
20 01:42.3 Esteban Ocon Manor
21 01:42.4 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso
22 01:42.6 Marcus Ericsson Sauber

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Re: The 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Thread

Post by Tim » Sun Nov 27, 2016 4:27 pm

Final race of the season .... it will be interesting although I suspect a repeat of the last few races. We may get a bit of drama at the start but the Mercedes manage to get up there regardless!

It is interesting that Rosberg managed to qualify either 1st or 2nd all season. That is impressive and apparently the last time this happened was when Damon Hill did this in 96 when he wont the title. Graham Hill won his first title in 62 (34 years earlier)

Intriguingly, Keke Rosberg won the title in 82 and if Rosberg wins today it will also be 34 years later! And the Rosbergs will become only the second Father-Son pair to have won F1 titles.

It is also interesting to hear the media talk about how Hamilton is beating Rosberg for the last 4 races and try to imply that Rosberg wouldn't be a worthy champion if he doesn't beat Hamilton on the track .... Well at the end of last season, didn't Rosberg win the last 3 races of the season ? Still Hamilton was the Champion and a worthy one!

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Re: The 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Thread

Post by cmlean » Wed Nov 30, 2016 6:51 pm

Race Results

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Pos  Driver				  Team
1	 Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes
2	 Nico Rosberg		  Mercedes
3	 Sebastian Vettel	 Ferrari
4	 Max Verstappen	   Red Bull Racing
5	 Daniel Ricciardo	 Red Bull Racing
6	 Kimi Räikkönen		Ferrari
7	 Nico Hulkenberg	  Force India
8	 Sergio Perez		  Force India
9	 Felipe Massa		  Williams
10	Fernando Alonso	  McLaren 
11	Romain Grosjean	  Haas
12	Esteban Gutierrez   Haas
13	Esteban Ocon		  Manor
14	Pascal Wehrlein	  Manor
15	Marcus Ericsson	  Sauber
16	Felipe Nasr		   Sauber
17	Jolyon Palmer	    Renault
NC	Carlos Sainz		  Toro Rosso
NC	Daniil Kvyat		  Toro Rosso
NC	Jenson Button	    McLaren
NC	Valtteri Bottas	  Williams
NC	Kevin Magnussen	  Renault

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