Abu Dhabi GP 2009 Race Reports

1 S Vettel 1:34:03.414
2 M Webber 1:34:21.271
3 J Button 1:34:21.881
4 R Barrichello 1:34:26.149
5 N Heidfeld 1:34:29.667

BBC: Vettel wins after Hamilton fades

Sebastian Vettel cruised to victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber after Lewis Hamilton was forced to retire early.

The McLaren pole-sitter had to stop on lap 20 with a brake problem, after which Germany’s Vettel romped home in Formula 1′s first-ever twilight race.

ITV F1: Vettel leads Red Bull 1-2 in finale

Sebastian Vettel scored his fourth victory of the 2009 campaign in resounding fashion in the Abu Dhabi finale, leading home Mark Webber in a Red Bull 1-2.

The pre-race expectation was that dominant polesitter Lewis Hamilton would romp away into the distance, but it didn’t turn out that way as Vettel shadowed him throughout the opening stint and moved ahead with a later first pit stop.

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