Germanul Sebastian Vettel a dominat prima sesiune de antrenamente libere de vineri, pe circuitul Yas Marina de la Abu Dhabi. Pilotul de la Red Bull a fost cronometrat cu 1 minut si 42 de secunde, fiind urmat de cei doi piloti ai McLaren si de coechipierul sau, Mark Webber. Alonso a inregistrat al saselea timp, fiind cu 1.361 secunde mai lent decat Vettel.
Cea de-a doua sesiune de antrenamente de vineri va avea loc la ora 15:00 (ora Romaniei). Calificarile pentru marele Premiu de la Abu Dhabi vor avea loc sambata de la ora 15:00, cursa urmand a avea loc duminica, la aceeasi ora.
Antrenamente libere 1:
1. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) 1:42.760
2. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) +0.609
3. Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes) +1.025
4. Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) +1.080
5. Robert Kubica (Renault) +1.320
6. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) +1.361
7. Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) +1.439
8. Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber-Ferrari) +1.844s
9. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) +1.958
10. Nick Heidfeld (Sauber-Ferrari) +1.977
11. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) +2.400
12. Vitaly Petrov (Renault) +2.685
13. Rubens Barrichello (Williams-Cosworth) +2.714
14. Adrian Sutil (Force India-Mercedes) +2.792
15. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India-Mercedes) +2.825
16. Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) +3.243
17. Nico Hulkenberg (Williams-Cosworth) +3.884
18. Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) +4.345
19. Timo Glock (Virgin-Cosworth) +5.690
20. Jarno Trulli (Lotus-Cosworth) +5.712
21. Lucas di Grassi (Virgin-Cosworth) +6.615
22. Bruno Senna (Hispania-Cosworth) +6.830
23. Christian Klien (Hispania-Cosworth) +7.514
24. Fairuz Fauzy (Lotus-Cosworth) +8.945
