Lewis on pole

ABU DHABI - Lewis Hamilton was in sensational form as he stormed to pole position at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Sunday, November 04, 2012

ABU DHABI - Lewis Hamilton was in sensational form as he stormed to pole position at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.The McLaren driver beat Red Bull’s Mark Webber by 0.348 seconds, with his team-mate Sebastian Vettel third.It is the first time both Red Bulls have not been on the front row since the Singapore Grand Prix in September.Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, Vettel’s title rival, could not benefit from Red Bull’s slight dip in form and was only seventh despite a number of upgrades.It was a disappointing result for the Spaniard, whose team-mate Felipe Massa was ninth.Alonso had been fourth fastest after the first runs in top 10 shoot-out but he failed to improve on his final run and slipped behind Williams’s Pastor Maldonado, Lotus’s Kimi Raikkonen and McLaren’s Jenson Button.