Lewis Hamilton topped the final qualifying session of the 2019 Formula 1 season at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to end his pole position drought. Hamilton dominated qualifying under the lights at the Yas Marina Circuit on his way to claiming his first pole position since July’s German Grand Prix, ending a nine-race streak without a pole - his worst run since 2011. The recently-crowned six-time world champion set two laps good enough for pole in Q3, with his final effort of a 1m34.779s beating Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas by 0.194s to clinch the 88th pole of his career and fifth of the 2019 campaign. Bottas will drop to the very back of the grid for Sunday’s race, however, after taking...
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