Lewis Hamilton will start the season finale in Abu Dhabi from pole position having edged Valtteri Bottas in Saturday evening’s qualifying.

Despite concerns, qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix began with all 20 cars able to take to the track, even Daniel Ricciardo’s RB14 which suffered a water pressure issue late in final practice.

There was great news for Fernando Alonso fans in Q1 as he put in a last-gasp effort to prolong his final qualifying session through to Q2. His team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne wasn’t as fortunate.

He dropped out along with both Williams and Toro Rosso drivers. For Pierre Gasly it was a disappointing end as his STR13 ground to a halt on his final hot lap.

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