Lewis Hamilton takes pole in Abu Dhabi

Lewis Hamilton will begin the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from pole, having qualified three-tenths of a second quicker than second-place mark Webber.
Championship leader Sebastian Vettel was third fastest, however will begin from the pit lane complying with a charge for stopping on the track after qualifying. He didn’t have sufficient fuel in his cars and truck for a sample to be taken, which is a breach of short article 6.6.2 of the FIA formula One technical Regulations.
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The stewards’ statement said: “The stewards heard from the chauffeur as well as team agents as well as examined telemetry evidence that showed the reason why the cars and truck was stopped. The stewards accepted the explanation as well as thought about the event as being a situation of force majeure.
“However a report was got from the technical delegate that showed during post-qualifying scrutineering an insufficient quantity of fuel for sampling purposes.
“The stewards identify that this is a breach… as well as the competitor is appropriately excluded from the results of the Qualifying Session. The competitor is nevertheless enabled to begin the race from the back of the grid.”
The decision shows the charge provided to Hamilton in Spain. However, the team have chose to withdraw the cars and truck from parc ferme for even more analysis, which implies that Vettel will begin the race from the pit lane.