Lewis Hamilton today claimed pole position for the Formula 1 season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix .

The Mercedes driver was fastest on both runs in the Qualifying 3 top 10 shootout to take pole by 0.162s from team-mate Valtteri Bottas.

Although Bottas had a slight advantage in the middle sector and was up on his team-mate at the start of the final part of the lap, Hamilton was quicker in the first and third sectors to take his 11th pole of the year.

Sebastian Vettel couldn’t improve by enough on his last run thanks to losing time in the final sector and admitted there was maybe half-a-tenth missing, which would not have been enough to get onto the front row.

Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen jumped Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo for fourth place on the final runs despite the Australian setting a stunning pace in the final sector – fastest of anyone.

Max Verstappen was sixth fastest after abandoning his final run having complained about the tyres being too hot when he left the pits.