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Welcome to LIVE text commentary of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with Championship winner Sebastian Vettel having secured his 14th pole of the season.

Formula 1 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Yas Marina Circuit | 13.11.2011
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Manuel Aupetit

Updated 13/11/2011 at 14:43 GMT


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Webber crosses the line in fourth, with Massa fifith, Rosberg sixth, and Schumacher well behind in seventh. Sutil is eighth, di Resta ninth and Kobayashi 10th. Hamilton continues to celebrate jubilantly, and it's a fantastic victory for the resurgent McLaren driver! Thanks for joining us.
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HAMILTON WINS THE ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX! Lewis Hamilton caps a hugely impressive weekend with a clinical victory at Yas Marina, and the Brit is congratulated by his McLaren team! Alonso gives it his all and finishes in second, while Button completes the podium!
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Di Resta is battling extremely hard to hold off Kobayashi, while the Red Bull crew spring into action frantically as Webber pits and resumes his final lap on the hard rubber behind Button.
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Ricciardo's drive ahead of his team-mate has come to an end, and he pulls off to the side of the track and is out! Webber is still to move to hard rubber, and Red Bull look to be plotting a stop heading into the final lap.
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Barrichello is now just 2.8s behind Perez, and this is developing into a real scrap for 11th place. Perez's troubles continue as he smacks a bollard.
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Button is clocked 9.7 seconds behind Webber which is comfortable enough as he stays ahead of the Red Bull. Perez continues to lose pace badly.
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Di Resta seems to have a sufficient gap from Kobayashi, while Hamilton improves his pace once more as we head into the crucial final five laps at Yas Marina.
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Rosberg resumes in sixth, just ahead of Massa who spins away and loses time at turn 1. Barrichello is 12th while Webber sets the fastest lap once more.
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Button is right up with Rosberg now, and he has yet to make his second stop in the Mercedes. Rosberg finally changes to the harder tyres, and Kobayashi is improving as Perez drops away.
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Webber moves clear of Rosberg, while Kobayashi passes Perez and di Resta promptly spots the danger and posts his best lap so far.
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Maldonado is in 14th but lapping very fast at the moment, while Alguersuari has caught Senna as he moves into 15th.
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Hamilton is now 5.3 seconds ahead of Alonso and is lapping quicker than the Ferrari on the harder tyres. 10 lads remain in this engrossing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix!
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Trulli pits from 18th place for his second stop, and Alonso's stop is not an efficient one. Di Resta is finding good pace now and extends the gap over Perez.
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Rosberg is in third and being pressured by Webber, and it's really hotting up now ahead of the final 10 laps...
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Webber finally makes it past Button on DRS, but the Red Bull man will have a costly final stop to come. Alonso is down on pace compared to Hamilton now.
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Massa makes his stop for harder tyres, while Webber continues a DRS push against Button but cannot force his way past. Alonso is 19.9s clear of Hamilton now.
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Hamilton pits as Alonso continues, and the lead is handed over temporarily. Webber is now right behind Button, while Hamilton bombs back out with his harder tyres!
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Senna nips into the pits having been handed a drive-through penalty, while Barrichello passes Kovalainen to assume 13th place. The stewards are being kept very busy!
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Button pits for the harder tyres, and that would set him up nicely for a run to the flag! Di Resta finds himself back in ninth, while Petrov is 10th.
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Webber pits and curiously fits another set of soft tyres to his Red Bull, and that sees him line up a three-stop strategy. Alguersuari also pits from 17th.