Sebastian Vettel beats Lewis Hamilton to Abu Dhabi pole Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel denied McLaren's Lewis Hamilton pole position at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a devastating final lap. The German's feat saw him equal Nigel Mansell's all-time record of 14 pole positions in a season, set in 1992. McLaren's Jenson Button starts on the second row, ahead of Red Bull's Mark Webber with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso. Scot Paul di Resta chose not to set a time in final qualifying and will line up 10th for Force India.