Abu Dhabi: McLarens 1-2 in opening practice
Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button led a McLaren 1-2 in the first free practice session for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Friday morning.
Hamilton set a time 1m43.285s to beat teammate by 0.333s, with Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso third and fourth.
Mark Webber rounded out the top-5 in the second Red Bull.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Behind | Laps |
| 1. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m43.285 | +0.000s | 20 |
| 2. | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m43.618s | +0.333 | 18 |
| 3. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1m44.050s | +0.765 | 21 |
| 4. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1m44.366s | +1.081 | 20 |
| 5. | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1m44.542s | +1.257 | 21 |
| 6. | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1m44.694s | +1.409 | 21 |
| 7. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m45.194s | +1.909 | 19 |
| 8. | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1m45.347s | +2.062 | 24 |
| 9. | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 1m45.347s | +2.062 | 23 |
| 10. | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 1m45.422s | +2.137 | 15 |
| 11. | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1m45.567s | +2.282 | 23 |
| 12. | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1m45.587s | +2.302 | 18 |
| 13. | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m45.722s | +2.437 | 19 |
| 14. | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1m45.743s | +2.458 | 19 |
| 15. | Jules Bianchi | Force India-Mercedes | 1m45.769s | +2.484 | 21 |
| 16. | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m45.811s | +2.526 | 21 |
| 17. | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m46.649s | +3.364 | 22 |
| 18. | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m46.708s | +3.423 | 24 |
| 19. | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1m47.418s | +4.133 | 22 |
| 20. | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1m47.891s | +4.606 | 19 |
| 21. | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 1m48.354s | +5.069 | 21 |
| 22. | Max Chilton | Marussia-Cosworth | 1m48.887s | +5.602 | 21 |
| 23. | Ma Qing Hua | HRT-Cosworth | 1m50.487s | +7.202 | 20 |
| 24. | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham-Renault | No Time | No Time | 3 |