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Hamilton grabs Abu Dhabi pole, Mercedes locks out front row

Lewis Hamilton stormed to his 11th and final Formula 1 pole position of the season in Abu Dhabi on Saturday after topping qualifying at the Yas Marina Circuit, heading up a front row lock-out for Mercedes. Hamilton looked to be on course for pole after comfortably finishing fastest in Q2 on the Ultrasoft tyre, only for a scruffy first Q3 run to allow Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel to draw to within one-tenth of a second at the front of the field. 5774263478001 CrashTV:  However, Hamilton was able to dig deep on his final flying lap and turn in a new track record of 1m34.794s to clinch his 11th pole in 21 races this year, and the 83rd of his glittering F1 career. A slow final lap from...
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