Ok so Kimi beat Alo and Nico beat Hammy. Good enough quali for me

Nico said he will pay for Bottas Spa session tonight so he will help him tomorrow

Alo said the engine change was to blame for his quali

Problems for Red Bull

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Stewards investigating 'flexible' front wings on Red Bull cars
Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel's grid slots - fifth and sixth - at Abu Dhabi GP under threat

Stewards are investigating Red Bull at the Abu Dhabi GP after it was decided that front wings on the cars driven by Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo were flexing during qualifying.

Ricciardo and Vettel qualified fifth and sixth respectively for Sunday's race but the FIA's decision means that they could be excluded from qualifying and forcec to start from the back of the grid.

According to the governing body's Technical Delegate Jo Bauer, "when checking the front wing of car numbers 01 and 03 it was found that the front wing flaps were designed to flex under aerodynamic load.

"In my opinion this is not in accordance with Article 3.15 of the Formula One Technical Regulations. Therefore I am referring this matter to the stewards for their consideration."

Team representatives - Red Bull Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey and Team Manager Jonathan Wheatley - have been called to meet the stewards.

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http://motortweets.com/sebastianvettel/news/105117

Here a picture: https://twitter.com/ScarbsF1/status/5362...7112832/photo/1

excludet, so Kimi will start from 7.

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Abu Dhabi GP: Red Bull excluded from qualifying over illegal wing
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116904

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Kimis comment from today

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Abu Dhabi GP – Kimi Raikkonen: “Chasing points”
“Even before we arrived in Yas Marina, we knew this track would not favour our car and all weekend, we never managed to find a set-up that worked well at every corner. Today, in qualifying, I felt more comfortable, but it wasn’t simple putting a good lap together. I was always on the limit and on some parts of the track the car worked well and in others it tended to slide. Tomorrow it will be a difficult race, but as always, we will do our best to bring home as many points as possible for the team.”

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http://formula1.ferrari.com/news/abu-dha...-chasing-points

I can't believe this is the last race

Well it was a season to forget for our Kimi and it couldn't end soon enough, so our suffering could end.

But still waiting for the next one in March is really difficult

But I'm glad that not only Kimi is staying in F1, but he's also being paired with the great Sebastian Vettel, who we all like very much. So we are really hoping for a better car to honor this awesome driver lineup.

For today, all I can say is

Congratulation to Porky
Fair gesture after all this trouble

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And Kimi

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Scuderia Ferrari ‏@ScuderiaFerrari 18 Min.Vor 18 Minuten
#Kimi7 on the team radio: "Tough year guys, but thanks a lot for all your support, we'll get it back!"

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I know why I love this guy!!!

Kimis comment to the last race.

Abu Dhabi GP – Kimi Raikkonen: “Learning from our difficulties”
“It was a very difficult race but we knew right from the beginning that this track would be tough for us. The start was good but then, at the first stop, I already lost a few places and from then on I couldn’t move up the order. The car handled well and I had no particular problem, but today we lacked the speed we needed to attack. All season we have faced a series of difficulties which we put a lot of effort into solving and we learned a lot from that. We know which direction we need to work in to be competitive as soon as possible and I have absolute faith in the team.”
http://formula1.ferrari.com/news/abu-dha...ng-difficulties

Marco Mattiacci, Ferrari team principal
"This race was the epilogue to a difficult season for the team at the track and for all the men and women of the Scuderia back home. It's the last day of a season that saw the beginning of a technical revolution that required a different approach and work methodologies and it was a year that presented a steep learning curve for all of us. Unfortunately, the result here in Abu Dhabi reflects the performance level seen in recent races, even though Fernando and Kimi fought all the way as always, showing just what they are capable of. On behalf of the team, I want to congratulate Lewis Hamilton on his fantastic win and I also want to once again thank Fernando, while regretting that we never won the title together. Nevertheless, we had the pleasure of sharing unforgettable moments that are now part of Ferrari history. I also thank Kimi, who this year has patiently dealt with a car that was not easy to manage and I am sure we will soon see him able to express his great talent. Now we are continuing in a methodical and disciplined fashion with the work behind the scenes in Maranello, so as to give our drivers a competitive car with which we can return as soon as possible to the top level of this sport."

Pat Fry, Ferrari chassis director
"First of all, we must congratulate Lewis Hamilton for a well-deserved second World Championship title. For us it was a complicated race from start to finish and our final result was a confirmation of our qualifying performance. Over all 55 laps, both Kimi and Fernando struggled with little reliability problems which affected their cars. Having gained two places at the start, we had to make the first stops very early because of tyre degradation. That put us back out in traffic and unfortunately, our management of the power units and the tyres meant it was difficult to make any overtaking moves. After such an intense last race now we turn all our attention to the work that awaits us, beginning with next week's test, aimed at getting started on next season as soon as possible."
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2014/11/16684.html

And sadly again Kimi finishes this last race behind dear Fernando. Lest's hope 2015 will offer us more pleasure than this season and even if >Kimi is Seb close friend he will be top driver

Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi testing, Day 1








(39 / 46) - Minttu Virtanen (FIN) girlfriend of Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari engagement ring. Formula One Testing, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Tuesday, 25 November 2014

And the first pictures of Vettel as a Ferrari man

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Williams' Valtteri Bottas set the pace on the opening day of the season's final Formula One test in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

Fresh from his podium finish at Yas Marina on Sunday, Bottas hit the front early on, spent much of the day at the top of the timesheet, and eventually clocked a lap of 1m 43.396s after improving his own benchmark in the final 15 minutes.

The Finn's progress contrasted with that of McLaren's interim Honda-powered car, its eagerly-anticipated first official runs not coming until the afternoon due to early electrical issues.

When it did appear, the team's official reserve driver and GP2 runner-up Stoffel Vandoorne stopped out on track on only his second lap. The Belgian was able to get out for one final tour in the closing minutes of the session, ending the day with three laps under his belt.

Kimi Raikkonen helped Ferrari finish second overall, while his 2015 team mate and four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel spent time in the team's garage meeting his future crew members.

Nico Rosberg was half a second down on Raikkonen in the all-conquering Mercedes F1 W05 Hybrid, which he was driving just two days after the agony of his title defeat. The German completed 114 laps - more than any other driver.

Recently-crowned GP2 champion Jolyon Palmer was fourth fastest after an interrupted day with Force India. An engine issue restricted his morning running, while further technical gremlins meant more time was lost in the afternoon, his car rolling to a halt on circuit and triggering one of several red flags.

The Briton did at least manage to get going in the final hour and jumped into third, only to be demoted when Rosberg edged him by just 0.004s late on.

Carlos Sainz Junior, this year's Formula Renault 3.5 champion, was fifth fastest in the Red Bull RB10, fractionally ahead of Will Stevens, driving for Caterham after making his Grand Prix debut with the team on Sunday. Both Sainz and Stevens broke into triple figures in the lap count.

Lotus reserve driver Charles Pic was seventh, with Marcus Ericsson - testing for Sauber, with whom he will race next season - and Toro Rosso's 2015 rookie Max Verstappen rounding out the top nine ahead of Vandoorne.

Verstappen also had an interrupted day as a suspension issue put him into the barriers on only his third lap, though he was able to return to the track in the final hours of the afternoon.

The Dutchman will stay in the STR9 for the second and final day of the Abu Dhabi test. Stevens at Caterham and Vandoorne at McLaren will do likewise, but the rest of today's field will switch.

Among the new faces will be Ferrari protege and GP2 racewinner Raffaele Marciello, Mercedes reserve driver Pascal Wehrlein, and Alex Lynn, this year's GP3 champion and a member of Red Bull's junior team, who will test for Lotus.

Unofficial Tuesday times from Abu Dhabi:
1. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, 1m 43.396s, 80 laps
2. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1m 43.888s, 81 laps
3. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 1m 44.512s, 114 laps
4. Jolyon Palmer, Force India, 1m 45.516s, 37 laps
5. Carlos Sainz, Red Bull, 1m 45.339s, 100 laps
6. Will Stevens, Caterham, 1m 45.436s, 102 laps
7. Charles Pic, Lotus, 1m 46.167s, 89 laps
8. Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, 1m 46.253s, 95 laps
9. Max Verstappen, Toro Rosso, 1m 47.194s, 55 laps
10. Stoffel Vandoorne, McLaren, no time, 3 laps

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