Lewis Hamilton topped the first ever practice session for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, pipping his fellow compathttps://www.forumula1.com/wp1/wp-admin/post-new.phpriot Jenson Button by less than a tenth of a second.
The McLaren driver finally came out in top in what was an entertaining battle between the two British drivers, with both men trading fastest laps around the brand new circuit.
Sebastian Vettel rounded off the top three
1. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:43.939 18 2. Button Brawn-Mercedes (B) 1:44.035 + 0.096 20 3. Vettel Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:44.153 + 0.214 28 4. Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes (B) 1:44.207 + 0.268 23 5. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber (B) 1:44.667 + 0.728 23 6. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:44.687 + 0.748 32 7. Sutil Force India-Mercedes (B) 1:44.688 + 0.749 14 8. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:44.805 + 0.866 25 09. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:44.955 + 1.016 33 10. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:44.958 + 1.019 25 11. Kubica BMW-Sauber (B) 1:44.988 + 1.049 22 12. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:45.123 + 1.184 20 13. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:45.649 + 1.710 27 14. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) 1:45.679 + 1.740 25 15. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:45.704 + 1.765 27 16. Alonso Renault (B) 1:45.865 + 1.926 23 17. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes (B) 1:46.239 + 2.300 22 18. Fisichella Ferrari (B) 1:46.267 + 2.328 26 19. Kobayashi Toyota (B) 1:46.364 + 2.425 28 20. Grosjean Renault (B) 1:46.411 + 2.472 27
