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qualifying report by Joe Saward WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND Lewis Hamilton was in a class of hisown in qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and then Red Bull Racing blew Sebastian Vettel’s chances.... and the German was sent to the back of the grid. It was Spain all over again - with the roles redistributed...
"It’s the first time for a long time that I have been ahead of the Red Bulls," said an excited Hamilton. "We are strong enough to fight them, the team’s done a fantastic job all weekend. The car’s felt beautiful. I don’t know why the car works so well here. We’ve not really made any improvements to the car since the last race, so I guess it just suits. We’re always modifying small, little wings but it does very, very little – but the car’s felt great from the start. Actually I didn’t change anything going into qualifying from P3. That lap felt fantastic. Our car works incredibly well around here. Our aero package really suits this track; the set-up was perfect, and everything came together perfectly for qualifying. My lap felt really great. I enjoyed it so much. I love this track. Our race pace is very strong, but so is Red Bull's so staying ahead will be tough." Jenson Button was not far behind, but at the sharp end in F1 these days, every tenth counts and so he was pretty disappointed. He qualified sixth, but would start fifth after Vettel was penalised. "I shouldn't really be starting this far back," he said. "All weekend, I've been pretty happy with the car, but, for some reason, we just couldn't find the pace in qualifying. We don't know why. Obviously, our car is very quick around here. Lewis put it on pole by quite a margin, so there's some more time to find." Mark Webber qualified second, ahead of his team-mate, even before Vettel was sent to the back. "It was smooth qualifying session for both Seb and I and we did what we could," Mark said. "I think it went well." The Australian was hopeful that the Red 41
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