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2011-18-AbuDhabi

2011-18-AbuDhabi

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The cars accelerate after the start signal, Vettel leads in front of the McLarens of Hamilton and Button

Adrian Sutil, Force India F1 Team

Vitantonio Liuzzi, HRT

Race leader Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes passes the pit boards as the field turns to the main straight

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

The stewardesses of the main sponsor Etihad airlines work as temporary grid girls

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Former F1 driver and team boss Gerhard Berger chauffeurs King Juan Carlos of Spain over the grid before the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Toro Rosso's Friday driver Jean-Eric Vergne

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Polesetter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme after qualifying

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, enters the paddock with father John

Polesetter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing gives an interview after qualifying

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes celebrates in parc ferme after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

A happy race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes enjoys to explain his achievent to the interviewers after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Mark Webber makes his last stop at Red Bull Racing pits with one lap to go

FIA and Formula One banners wave in the desert wind

A white smile for the snappers

Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing follows Massa's Ferrari

Fans cheer from the main stand

Lewis Hamilton comes to drivers parade

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes takes the chequered flag and wins the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The stewardesses of the main sponsor Etihad airlines work as temporary grid girls

Red Bull's Vettel and race engineer Rocquelin discuss besides the grid before the race

Bruno Senna, Lotus Renault GP

Renault's Senna heads under the bridge

Polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing concentrates in his car before the race

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, jumps over the curbs

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, jumps over the curbs

Daniel Ricciardo, HRT

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, McLaren's Andy Latham, race winner Lewis Hamilton and his third placed team mate Jenson Button of McLaren

A patient double World Champion Sebastian Vettel poses with devoted fans for a souvenir photo

McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh

A perfectly made up stewardess of the main sponsor Etihad airlines

Race winner Lewis Hamilton hugs Andy Latham of McLaren in parc ferme after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The fastest three qualifiers wave at the world's media: Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel as polesetter in the middle with second qualified McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and his team mate Jenson Button as third on the grid on the right (note the special McLaren driver suits)

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Sergio Perez, Sauber F1 Team

Sutil's grid girl

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

The stewardesses of the main sponsor Etihad airlines work as temporary grid girls

Pastor Maldonado, Williams

The cars brake into turn one after the start, Vettel leads the field in front of the two McLaren-Mercedes cars of Hamilton and Button

The cars accelerate after the start signal, Vettel leads the field in front of the two McLaren-Mercedes cars of Hamilton and Button

The 2011 GP2 series champion Romain Grosjean, Renault, drives on Friday only

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Paul di Resta, Force India

Polesitter Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull-Renault is prepared at his grid position

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Red Bull's Vettel and race engineer Rocquelin discuss besides the grid before the race

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes arrives in parc ferme after winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

A stewardess of the main sponsor Etihad airlines on the grid

Felipe Massa and Jaime Alguersuari chat on their way to drivers parade

Local VIP beauties pose for a souvenir photo

Vitantonio Liuzzi, HRT

Sebastian Vettel enjoys every drivers parade

Mark Webber ends his last stop at Red Bull Racing pits with one lap to go

Welcome to the Formula One Village

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Fernando Alonso's Ferrari flies over the curbs

Piero Lardi Ferrari, Ferrari Vice-President, chats besides the grid with Sebastian Vettel and in front of many lenses

Vitantonio Liuzzi, HRT

Daniel Ricciardo, HRT

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel gives an interview before the race

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing is pushed to his grid position

Rubens Barrichello, Williams

Formula One legend Niki Lauda gives some pepper and salt in form of fond memories to the pictures in Rainer W. Schlegelmilch's new book 'The Roaring 70s'

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, with a hint of a new moustache

The stewardesses of the main sponsor Etihad airlines work as temporary grid girls

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

FIA race steward and former Formula 1 driver Derek Warwick looks at Pasquale Lattuneddu

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

The two Brazilians chat after the race - Bruno Senna of Lotus Renault GP (16th placed) and Felipe Massa of Ferrari (5th)

Race winner Lewis Hamilton takes a large sip of orange flower flavoured sparkling water after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix podium ceremony

Chilled mood in the Force India team oasis, with Nico Hulkenberg on the right

Green lights for Michael Schumacher of Mercedes GP

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of Kovalainen

Polesetter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing arrives in parc ferme after qualifying

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

A Ferrari fan poses on the stand

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Adrian Sutil, Force India F1 Team

Fabiana Flosi and a VIP greet Red Bull team boss Christian Horner on the grid

Jarno Trulli, Team Lotus

Daimler chairman of the board Dieter Zetsche chats with Mercedes Motorsport director Norbert Haug

The cars leave the grid to their formation lap

Heikki Kovalainen, Team Lotus

Timo Glock, Virgin Racing

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes passes the pit boards in front of the followers

Chilled mooded H. E. Khaldoon Al Mubarak (UAE) Abu Dhabi Executive Affairs Authority and Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Isa Hamad Al Khalifa watch Bahrain's FIA delegate Sheikh Abdulla Bin Isa Al Khalifa who checks PMs on his mobile phone

Paul di Resta, Force India

Mark Webber makes his last stop at Red Bull Racing pits with one lap to go

Sun sets behind Abu Dhabi paddock

The stewardesses of the main sponsor Etihad airlines work as temporary grid girls, waiting for the Formula One drivers besides the red carpet

Formula One Management's Pasquale Lattuneddu listens to Sir Fank Williams

Rubens Barrichello and Jerome d'Ambrosio walk to drivers parade

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Mercedes Motorsport director Norbert Haug, Daimler chairman of the board Dieter Zetsche and FIA technical director Jo Bauer have fun on the grid before the race

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Piero Lardi Ferrari, Ferrari Vice-President, chats on the grid with Vettel

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Jarno Trulli, Team Lotus

Red Bull president Dieter Mateschitz wishes his driver Sebastian Vettel best luck on the grid before the race

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, passes the pit wall signals in front of Button and a queue of following cars

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

Fabiana Flosi and VIPs pose with Red Bull team boss Christian Horner for a souvenir photo on the grid

The cars wait in line for the start signal, Vettel on pole positions besides Hamilton

Jerome d'Ambrosio, Virgin Racing

Bruno Senna, Lotus Renault GP

Felipe Massa of Ferrari listens to his race engineer Rob Smedley besides the grid

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

The stewardesses of the main sponsor Etihad airlines work as temporary grid girls

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP, in front of a line of followers

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Polesetter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme after qualifying

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes presents his deserved trophy after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Niki Lauda jokes around with Johnny Herbert, both former F1 drivers and now advisers and TV presenters

Sebastian Vettel's helmet from above

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes kisses his trophy after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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