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4/11/2012
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00:00Go to the left-hand side. Look at that. All four weeks behind Kimi Ryker. What happened?
00:04Pasto went too deep into the turn 19 chicane and got, you know, he felt a slower exit.
00:11Martin and Fernando Alonso in the slipstream. DRS wide open, just drives around the outside.
00:16So, unfortunately for Pasto, he just overshot the previous corner and too slow down the straight.
00:22And there, on the very right of our screens, that is Piero Fado and expected to get past.
00:28We get a replay here. Here's Weber going for the outside line.
00:31And, yeah, he could perhaps have given Pasto a bit more room there.
00:36I'd say it's a racing incident, to be honest. I'd call that 50-50 because look at the inside wheel.
00:41Pasto's locked up just at the last phase, perhaps going a little bit too quickly himself.
00:46I'd say it's a 50-50 on that.
00:48I know that Maldonado was in grip problems. Didn't leave him enough racing room.
00:52Maldonado can't make the car disappear.
00:53I've got to say, you know, Maldonado has a reputation.
00:57And that one, I think, actually was Terence Square.
01:02Yeah, I mean, it's just, it goes both ways.
01:04Clay will be 50.
01:05And here's a replay of Perez, I think, coming past Felipe Massa.
01:10Nice and tidy move down the inside into the chicane.
01:13Massa gives him just enough racing room.
01:15I mean, that's perhaps what Weber should have done, you know, as well.
01:19And this is Jenson on Maldonado.
01:23And, again, a nice easy manoeuvre.
01:25Just a little bit of a lot of runs here.
01:27And you'll see the contact here between, well, there is Perez and Diresta.
01:31And they're bouncing off over the curves.
01:33Watch out for Grosjean now, coming back in on the left side of our screens.
01:36I think we'll see him as Perez rejoins.
01:38There's the contact with Romain Grosjean.
01:41Round goes Perez and then there is the contact.
01:44Beckins to Fernando Alonso.
01:46What can he do about that?
01:47Here comes Vettel.
01:48He's had the DRS run.
01:49Closes in on the back of Jenson Button.
01:53Now, watch the DRS wing again here.
01:55DRS is open.
01:56Good man.
01:57I drop him.
02:01Yeah, Vettel squared off the left-hander to get a better exit.
02:05And then used the DRS to great effect around the outside.
02:08Putnam gave him room that we've seen so many guys go too wide into this and collide and make contact.
02:14These are two true professionals with a lot of respect for each other.
02:18Gave each other room.
02:19Clean move.
02:20Comparison there between other drivers and two world champions.
02:23Of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
02:24And heads to the chequered flag.
02:26And victory for Kimi Räikkönen and Lotus.
02:29We have eight different winners for the 2012 season.
02:33They're a celebration.
02:34By winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and holding a Lofbert Trophy.
02:38Sadly is now unable statistically to win the world championship.
02:42Flavoured peach juice that they use here.
02:44Which will be sparkling as the Minister for Foreign Trade is delighted with that.
02:50And it keeps him in the championship.
02:52And Mohammed bin Saliham.
02:54No mean...
02:54Drivers who can be very, very proud of what they've done today.
02:58I mean they were three outstanding drives in their own right.

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