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# F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel sets the pace during
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first practice at Yas Marina
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## Sebastian Vettel's last-ditch attempt to win the Formula One world title
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today began with an explosive performance in first practice for Sunday's
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season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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![F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel sets the pace during
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first practice at the Yas Marina circuit][1]
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All smiles: Sebastian Vettel blew rivals Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber away
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during the first practice in Abu Dhabi Photo: GETTY IMAGES
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By Telegraph staff and agencies 11:42AM GMT 12 Nov 2010
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Vettel has to finish in the top two to stand any chance of claiming an
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unlikely championship triumph bearing in mind he is the only one of the four
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contenders yet to lead the standings at any stage this season.
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The German is currently 15 points behind Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and seven
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adrift of Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber, but those two were left virtually
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standing by Vettel.
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The 23-year-old, who won the inaugural race at Yas Marina circuit a year ago,
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comfortably set the pace as he finished over six tenths of a second clear of
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Lewis Hamilton.
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Astonishingly, in a country that sees precious little rain over the course of
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the year, practice began with damp conditions
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A 20-minute downpour soaked the circuit as the Porsches practised around 90
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minutes before the F1 cars hit the circuit.
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## Related Articles
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* [Massa insists he'll be a force again][3]
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12 Nov 2010
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* [Webber: I will not quit Formula One][4]
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12 Nov 2010
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* [Alonso eyes hair-raising finale][5]
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11 Nov 2010
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* [Hamilton upbeat ahead of Formula One finale][6]
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11 Nov 2010
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* [Alonso shuts out controversy][7]
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11 Nov 2010
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* [Abu Dhabi GP circuit guide][8]
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11 Nov 2010
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Despite temperatures of 29 degrees centigrade, the track was still declared
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wet come the start of the initial 90-minute session.
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It meant after the customary installation laps, the drivers did not venture
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out again until the circuit was completely dry.
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Vettel then emerged as the one to catch as he set a time of one minute
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42.760secs for the 5.554km venue.
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Hamilton, who was on pole for McLaren 12 months ago, was 0.609secs adrift as
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he began his search for the miracle that will give him the championship due to
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the fact he is 24 points down on Alonso.
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As for the rest, outgoing world champion Jenson Button was the next of the
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challengers, but the 30-year-old in his McLaren was a second off Vettel,
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followed closely by Webber.
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Robert Kubica was fifth in the standings in his Renault, followed by
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championship leader Alonso, who knows he needs only a top-two finish to
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guarantee himself a third title.
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Ferrari rarely show their hand in first practice, and with the last of his
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engines for the season understood to nearing the end of its life, it was a
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steady start from Alonso who was 1.361secs down.
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Mercedes and Sauber took up the remaining four slots in the top 10, with
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Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg seventh and ninth for the former and Kamui
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Kobayashi and Nick Heidfeld eighth and 10th for the latter.
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In 11th place was Ferrari's Felipe Massa, 2.4secs off Vettel such had been the
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early pace set by the 23-year-old, who could become the youngest champion in
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F1 history.
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At the back of the field was Lotus' reserve driver Fairuz Fauzy who replaced
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Heikki Kovalainen for a session in which he finished nine seconds adrift and
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after burning a hole in the side of the exhaust.
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[![Formula One 2011: Sebastian Vettel signs new Red Bull deal][20] ][21]
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### [Vettel commits to Red Bull][21]
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[![Red Bull driver Mark Webber determined not to slow down in he jostles for
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position in Formula One: Mark Webber][22] ][23]
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### [Webber refuses to back off][23]
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