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Formula 1
Abu Dhabi GP
2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Friday practice one
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59 min: Hulkenberg's second timed lap is much better. He is into the top 10 with 1m45.587s, two-tenths clear of team-mate Bianchi.
59 min: All back together at Caterham and van der Garde is on track, along with Glock who has been garaged for a while at Marussia.
58 min: Hulkenberg completed his first timed lap of the weekend in 1m47.737s.
58 min: Webber completes a better lap and moves up to fourth with 1m44.931s. He is 1.482s down on Hamilton.
56 min: Bottas is back out for another run in the Williams. The early pacesetter has slipped to sixth in the classification.
56 min: Button ends his lap in 1m44.148s to make it a McLaren one-two at the top of the order.
55 min: Spanners still out at Caterham but the team look like getting van der Garde underway again soon after engine issues since the installation.
55 min: Vettel moves up to second spot, 0.642s down on new pacesetter Hamilton with a lap of 1m44.643s.
54 min: Button is also looking happy with his McLaren as he tops the first sector time.
54 min: Hulkenberg heads out after changes in the cockpit. As if it isn't hot enough in Abu Dhabi, without having a boiling seat to deal with.
54 min: Hamilton, who has a strong record at this venue, tops all three seconds to take the benchmark to 1m44.001s, over a second quicker.
53 min: Vettel increases his pace and is up to fifth with 1m45.402s, 0.303s off the leading pace.
52 min: Webber moves up several spots to 10th place with a lap of 1m46.013s.
52 min: A 1m45.322s is Hamilton's first effort, putting him third fastest.
52 min: Vettel is into 11th place with a lap of 1m46.277s, but a gradual building process is nothing new here.
51 min: Hamilton is now on track for McLaren and sets the fastest middle sector time.
50 min: Webber was looking set to improve on his second timed lap, but he subsequently backed off. He continues round to start another lap.
50 min: Alonso clocks a 1m45.099s in the updated Ferrari to take over at the top of the times.
49 min: Schumacher is back into the pits for changes after completing his first proper run. He leads the pack, 0.092s clear of Bottas, then comes Bianchi and Alonso.
48 min: Webber slots into 13th position, after completing a building lap of 1m47.920s.
47 min: Van der Garde is still on the sidelines at Caterham as extensive work continues to fettle his car.
47 min: Vettel heads out to begin his first meaningful run of the weekend. Webber is into a timed lap in the sister car.
47 min: Alonso joins the order in fourth fastest as he gets up to speed in the Ferrari.
46 min: But Schumacher changes all that after finally getting a clean lap. He goes quickest with 1m45.309s.
45 min: With just over half the session gone, Valtteri Bottas leads the field with a lap of 1m45.602s, ahead of Bianchi, Perez, Rosberg and Grosjean.
44 min: Rosberg moves into third position with a time of 1m45.997s in the Mercedes.
44 min: Grosjean clocks a 1m45.998s lap to take second fastest as he laps with flow-vis paint on the Lotus.
44 min: Bottas was looking set to improve, but the Finn backs off due to traffic. He remains on top by 0.446s.
43 min: Massa improves to 1m46.048s to take second fastest in these early times.
43 min: Bianchi moves into second spot with a time of 1m46.221s.
42 min: Schumacher is demonstrating his rallycross skills as he completes the second timed lap in 1m47.961s. He has slipped to ninth.
42 min: Massa clocks 1m46.399s lap to take third fastest, which is then grabbed by Raikkonen in 1m46.237s.
41 min: Schumacher's initial effort is a time of 1m48.403s. He is eighth in the classification.
41 min: Maldonado crosses the line to complete another lap, but does not improve. He still lies second, with the gap up to 0.804s.
40 min: Bottas improves his time and moves further away from team-mate Maldonado with 1m45.602s.
40 min: Bianchi improves to fifth spot after clocking a lap of 1m46.953s.
39 min: Ricciardo, de la Rosa, Schumacher and Rosberg are now on the circuit for a first serious run.
38 min: Raikkonen slots in fifth fastest with an opening effort of 1m48.687s.
38 min: Bianchi is on the board in sixth place with an initial effort of 1m51.674s.
38 min: Maldonado comes round to complete another timed lap and moves into second spot with 1m46.406s.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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