Valtteri Bottas seized pole position for today's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, denying his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton the top-spot in the final qualifying session of the season. The Finn lapped the floodlit Yas Marina circuit in one minute 36.231 seconds, a new record around the 5.5-kilometer long venue, that was also 0.172 seconds quicker than Hamilton's best. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was third.

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas (left) with teammate Lewis Hamilton after the qualifying session in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Pic/AFP