Romain Grosjean said "it was fantastic to get back into an F1 car" after driving for Renault during FP1 for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix read more »

Fernando Alonso, 3rd: "Just as was the case in India a fortnight ago, again here in Abu Dhabi, I lost a bit of time: there read more »

Lewis Hamilton, 1st: "It was a really positive day for me. The car feels good - our long-run pace doesn't feel too bad and we read more »

Mark Webber, 5th: "It looks easy to get it wrong on Turn 1, when you see guys of the calibre of Alonso and Vettel getting read more »

"Overall, a positive busy day for the team," says John Booth. "With a clean FP3 session tomorrow, we will continue to improve." read more »

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton is feeling bullish following practice today for the F1 2011 Abu Dhabi GP and after topping the times in the second session said his car... read more »

Vitaly Petrov said that Renault had experienced a "difficult day" of practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix read more »

Fernando Alonso took the blame for his spin during second practice at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and said he was annoyed with himself after losing out on valuable set-up time read more »

Felipe Massa says that he doesn't notice when his front wing is vibrating after it was again sparking on the ground at high speed during practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix read more »

Abu Dhabi Friday quotes: Renault read more »

Fernando Alonso admits taking too much kerb as he tried to "maximise" the track is what put him into the barriers in Abu Dhabi... read more »

"At the moment, we are paying particular attention to the new front wing and its influence on the handling of the car," says Pat Fry. "Clearly, this is no easy... read more »

Lewis Hamilton is upbeat about his chances in Abu Dhabi this weekend after topping the timesheets in Practice Two... read more »

Abu Dhabi Friday quotes: Virgin read more »

Fernando Alonso believes Ferrari can be optimistic of a stronger-than-expected Abu Dhabi Grand Prix following a promising start on Friday. read more »

Abu Dhabi Friday quotes: Ferrari read more »

"Overall, two very good sessions where the car ran well," says Ross Brawn. "We have a lot of information to work with." read more »

Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel has conceded his off in free practice two today in Abu Dhabi was his own fault, as he just went too far on to the kerb. read more »

Force India drivers Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta said that they are pleased with the set-ups they found during practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix read more »

"It's too early to accurately predict the pace of the teams around us, but it's encouraging to have set the benchmark time in both P1 and P2," says Martin... read more »

Lewis Hamilton heads McLaren 1-2 at end of day one at Yas Marina, while Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso hit the wall.... read more »

Jenson Button says he has a lot of room for improvement ahead of qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after finishing second to McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton in Friday... read more »

Lewis Hamilton, seemingly recovering from the personal problems which have affected his performances for the majority of the 2011 season, was delighted to top the timesheets in... read more »

Lewis Hamilton said that McLaren had a "great day" after he set the fastest time of Friday's practice sessions for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix read more »

Vitaly Petrov has not given up hope of a points finish in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix despite Renault's weakness in slow corners. read more »