November-12-11
Qualifying – Vettel takes record-equalling pole in Abu Dhabi
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel took his 14th pole position of the season on the final lap of Q3, marking the first time all weekend that a McLaren hadn’t been fastest and bringing the German level with Nigel Mansell’s seasonal record.
Lewis Hamilton set the pace yet again on the first runs in the McLaren, with 1m 38.704s from Vettel on 1m 38.746s, but then team mate Jenson Button upped the ante as the first driver to complete his second run, with 1m 38.631s. Hamilton responded immediately with 1m 38.622s, but right at the end Vettel, almost inevitably, managed 1m 38.481s for Red Bull.
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Sebastian Vettel
Jenson Button
Mark Webber
Fernando Alonso
Felipe Massa
Vitaly Petrov
Kamui Kobayashi
Sebastien Buemi
Sergio Perez
Pastor Maldonado
Jarno Trulli
Heikki Kovalainen
J. d'Ambrosio
N. Karthikeyan