It's tough out there competing in the midfield to get those places in Q3 and Felipe did a tremendous job to achieve that. read more »

Qualifying went exactly as we expected it to: there wasn't a huge degree of track evolution and the lap record dropped further, with ultrasofts used from start to finish. read more »

Bottas led a Mercedes one-two in qualifying, with Sebastian Vettel third for Ferrari. Felipe Massa to start 10th in final Grand Prix with Brendon Hartley lining up last. read more »

Esteban Ocon refused to reveal the source of his annoyance after missing out on what he felt was an achievable P7 in qualifying at Abu Dhabi. read more »

Sebastian Vettel thinks Ferrari can recover from being beaten in qualifying by Mercedes with stronger race pace at the 2017 Formula 1 season finale. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen says he could not use the full performance of his Ferrari Formula 1 car in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying due to inconsistent tyre behaviour read more »

Kimi Raikkonen has said qualifying was "a bit of a struggle" as he slipped down to P5 on the grid for the last race of the season in Abu Dhabi. read more »

Felipe Massa says he will have fun and "risk everything" in his final F1 race after securing 10th with a "perfect" qualifying performance at the Abu Dhabi GP. read more »

Finnish Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas set the fastest time in qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, outperforming Lewis Hamilton narrowly. Mercedes were unbeatable, and... read more »

Sebastian Vettel was left surprised by the gap to Mercedes in qualifying as he settled for third on the grid for 2017's finale. read more »

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo believes he can capitalise on his higher-than-expected qualifying position and challenge for a place on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix… read more »

Lewis Hamilton congratulated team-mate Valtteri Bottas after the Finn bagged back-to-back pole positions with P1 in Abu Dhabi. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is feeling confident about ending the season with a podium finish after getting the jump on Max Verstappen and Kimi Raikkonen in qualifying at Yas Marina. read more »

The main talking points from qualifying from the final race of the 2017 season, where Valtteri Bottas beat teammate and new world champion Lewis Hamilton to the final pole... read more »

Full qualifying results for the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit. read more »

Lewis Hamilton heaped praise on Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas for delivering an "incredible" qualifying performance to claim pole position for the Abu… read more »

Valtteri Bottas edged out Lewis Hamilton for pole position at the Abu Dhabi GP as Mercedes sealed a dominant one-two in the final qualifying session of 2017. read more »

Full times from today's qualifying session for the Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas starts the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from pole position after Mercedes dominated qualifying, claiming their fourth successive lock out at the Yas... read more »

Lewis Hamilton topped the final practice session ahead of qualifying for Formula One's season finale in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. read more »

Even with a strong performance throughout the Free Practice Sessions, Ricciardo doesn't think the car has enough to beat Mercedes and Ferrari in qualifying. read more »

Sebastian Vettel believes Ferrari does not need to undertake many changes prior to Saturday's qualifying session in Abu Dhabi, following a competitive display… read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has played down Red Bull's chances of competing with Mercedes and Ferrari over the course of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend, despite… read more »

Sebastian Vettel sets the pace in a session that doesn't really reflect conditions expected for qualifying or the race. read more »

Last weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix reminded once again that Mercedes still has the edge over the other engine manufacturers. The way Lewis Hamilton stormed through the... read more »