‘Something not right’ with Lewis Hamilton car as Mercedes star qualifies in 11th

Max Verstappen put his Red Bull on pole position for the final race of the campaign.

Lewis Hamilton claimed there was something wrong with his Mercedes during qualifying (Kamran Jebreili/AP)

Lewis Hamilton said there was something wrong with his Mercedes after he qualified only 11th for Sunday’s season finale in Abu Dhabi.

As Max Verstappen put his Red Bull on pole position for the final race of his all-conquering campaign – with Charles Leclerc second and Oscar Piastri third – Hamilton was left starting at another poor performance in his underperforming machinery.