14th Nov 2013 | Formula 1
Post Race Analysis: Abu Dhabi GP
No one can get close to Sebastian Vettel and he is heavily odds-on to make it 8 wins in a row in the United States.
With so many different race strategies, we have analysed lap times to get a better picture of the raw pace of each car. We have compared the best lap time for each driver when on the same tyre compound and broken down the race into ‘stints’ to compare cars on similar fuel loads.
Stint 1
Sebastian Vettel didn’t start from pole position but it made no difference as the world champion got the better of his teammate at the start and dominated thereafter. At the moment he is in a different league to the rest.
Stint 2
Fernando Alonso made some headway in the second stint but otherwise there were no surprises.
Stint 3
The third stint again went to form. Vettel was clear in the lead whilst Grosjean, Webber and Rosberg battled it out for the podium positions. The rest of the field were well off the pace of this leading quartet.
Summary
It is a case of ‘move along nothing to see’. Sebastian Vettel was quickest and although he is a skinny 1/3 (Betfred) to win the United States GP you couldn’t back against him.
Odds correct at time of publishing: 11:08 14th Nov, 2013 but subject to change
