Esteban will start with Soft tyres and Fernando has free choice of tyres. It's all to be played for and points will be there for the taking.
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On days like today, you have to take it like it is, it's 1-0 to them, they got the tyres in the perfect window in the last run, the tow functioned flawlessly and that's why they are on pole.
If Max Verstappen manages to keep the lead off the grid, he can run in free air and reduce overheating by maintaining a consistent load through the tyres.
Our aim will be to add as many points as we can to the season total, building on what is already the highest total points score in the team's history.
Today we did what we have done all season: aimed for the small window of perfection in a bid to outqualify the basic pace of the car, but it didn't pay off as well as it has at previous races.
Well, there's a positive in that it was our last Saturday of the year qualifying the VF-21.
A dramatic season witnesses yet another twist as Max Verstappen takes a shock pole in Abu Dhabi that puts the Dutchman and title rival Lewis Hamilton on totally different start strategies.
Lewis Hamilton continues to set the pace at Yas Marina as, lacking single-lap pace, Red Bull appears to focus on the race rather than qualifying.
Times from the final free practice session for the Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Weeks after the aggressive" kerbs at Losail caused a number of punctures during the Qatar Grand Prix, Pirelli fears those at the Yas Marina are similar.
Following their first taste of the revamped Yas Marina circuit, the drivers were full of praise at the changes.
Sky has withdrawn an advert for this weekend's season finale, described by Red Bull as being in bad taste.