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Abu Dhabi GP
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Lap 45: Schumacher has passed Kovalainen and is up into 13th place.
Lap 45: Raikkonen pulls a strong 2.5 seconds clear of the Alonso, Button, Vettel scrap.
Lap 45: Perez comes in to serve his 10-second stop-go penalty in the Sauber.
Lap 45: The Mexican gets away again, but has slipped down the list to 17th place.
Lap 45: Di Resta has passed Jean-Eric Vergne. That moves the Scot up into ninth place.
Lap 46: Raikkonen looks comfortable up front here, pulling three seconds clear of Alonso. Button is also keeping Vettel at bay so far.
Lap 46: Maldonado has slipped to two seconds behind the top four drivers. Kobayashi is a further two seconds back from the Venezuelan.
Lap 46: DRS for both Button and Vettel as they both chase Alonso. No change there for now.
Lap 47: Massa is seventh and on Kobayashi's gearbox, with Senna also right there in eighth, then a slight gap to di Resta.
Lap 47: Further back, Schumacher is making progress through the order. He is on Vergne's tail in a battle for 11th.
Lap 48: Raikkonen is letting this fight evolve in the distance as he is now clocked three seconds ahead of Alonso, who sets the fastest lap.
Lap 48: A bit of pace from Alonso there puts Button 1.6 seconds back and without DRS to defend from Vettel.
Lap 48: Senna is eighth runs slightly wide at Turn 1. He loses a little ground to Massa and this gives di Resta (ninth) some hope.
Lap 49: Vettel tries the difficult outside line on Button but it still doesn't work. Alonso, meanwhile, is putting on a spurt.
Lap 49: Webber has completed a long journey back to the paddock and will shortly be explaining how he had little chance of avoiding the carnage in front of him.
Lap 49: Button now well behind Alonso and not getting DRS, allowing Vettel to come ever closer into Turn 11.
Lap 49: Schumacher makes an easy move and takes 11th place away from Jean-Eric Vergne.
Lap 50: Alonso is cutting the lead gap rapidly now, clocked at 2.2 seconds as they cross the line.
Lap 51: Just two seconds separate Raikkonen and Alonso with five laps remaining in a fascinating Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Lap 52: Maldonado remains in fifth, now 3.8s behind Vettel, with Kobayashi sixth. Massa is seventh. He has Senna and di Resta right with him.
Lap 52: Ricciardo is holding onto the final point in 10th, but Schumacher is 2.5s back and closed in by 0.7s on the last lap.
Lap 52: Vettel vs Button finally kicks off and the Red Bull is through.
Lap 53: Vettel got a good run on DRS into Turn 11, going for the outside sweep around Button to take over the final podium place.
Lap 53: Meanwhile, Alonso is clocked 1.4 seconds behind leader Raikkonen.
Lap 53: Perez is 16th and has caught Petrov, but the main focus remains on this pulsating fight at the front of the field.
Lap 54: Perez is now through and past the Caterham into 15th position.
Lap 54: No DRS this time for Alonso but he's right with leader Raikkonen now.
Lap 54: Vettel has pulled a gap on Button but is some 3.9 seconds behind title rival Alonso.
Lap 54: Raikkonen begins the final lap in the lead.
Lap 55: Alonso isn't close enough for DRS and it looks good for Raikkonen as he heads into the middle sector.
Lap 55: The top four drivers all in the same shot, with Maldonado 5.4s behind them in fifth, ahead of Kobayashi sixth and Massa seventh.
Kimi Raikkonen wins the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix!
A brilliant drive from the 2007 champion as Lotus finally clinch victory after early leader Hamilton was forced to retire.
Alonso grabs a fine second place, pushing Raikkonen all the way to the flag to make progress in the title campaign.
Vettel grabs the final podium after a busy drive through the field and some good fortune with safety car strategy.
Button finishes fourth, one short of his customary place at this event.
Fifth for Maldonado in the end, chased in by Kobayashi and Massa.
Senna finished in eighth, on Massa's gearbox, with di Resta right there in ninth spot. Ricciardo held off Schumacher for the final point.
So Schumacher ends up point-less in 11th with Vergne 12th, Kovalainen 13th in the Caterham, Glock 14th and Perez 15th.
Petrov ends the day in 16th ahead of de la Rosa, who was the final finisher in 17th place.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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