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Abu Dhabi GP - Kimi hot, but not bothered, as Seb clings on to title lead

Abu Dhabi saw Red Bull in with a shout of taking the constructors title home, but Seb was already having an iffy weekend with brake issues, before clouting the wall in Q1. He survived, but Hamilton was clearly the fastest man of the weekend, even at this stage. Q2 saw Rosberg give a dejected Mercedes team a brief glimmer of hope, as he managed to progress through to the final session, but the surprise outcome was Hamilton with an easy pole, followed by Webber and Vettel, with Alonso only 7th. Or so we thought. Seb had been told to park the car on track rather than return to the pits, and it turned out the FIA couldn’t get the requisite litre of fuel out to sample. Suddenly, the championship was looking much more lively, as Das Sebulator got bunged to the back of the grid. Race start saw Webber get his customary crappy getaway, dropping down to 4th, whilst Raikkonen passed Maldonad’oh into 3rd place. Senna, Hulkywulkyberg and Dire Sta all attempted to use the same bit of t...

Fantasy Formula 1 - Abu Dhabi results

I think I love Kimi Raikkonen. If you recorded and endless loop of his radio comms with the pitwall guys, and just about any interview he's ever done, I'd happily buy it and play in non-stop like a Bieber-obsessed 12 year old girl. Today's classic was definitely the surly "leave me alone!", and he'd have won the swearing on the podium prize too, but that Seb just always has to go one f***ing better, doesn't he? In a truly gargantuan-scoring Fantasy Formula 1 race weekend, the results from today look almost exactly like this:   RACE RESULT     Position Name Points 1 Elmon 176 2 Ollie C 166 3 Olie B 154 4 Andy 142 5 Ian S 141 6 Paul 129 =7 James 128 =7 Tony 128 =7 Rus...