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Sebastian Vettel in the Ferrari
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Sebastian Vettel retired early in qualifying for the Formula 1 season finale.
On Saturday in Abu Dhabi, the Ferrari driver did not get past 13th place in the last race for the Scuderia.
The 33-year-old missed the targeted top ten in the qualifying in the United Arab Emirates and is also facing a difficult task in his 118th race for Ferrari.
"I gave everything I had," said Vettel on the pit radio.
The four-time world champion missed a starting position among the top ten for the 14th time in the 17th race of the season.
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen caused a surprise, relegating Valtteri Bottas and the world champion Lewis Hamilton, who had returned after his corona infection, to second and third place on the grid.
For Verstappen it was the third pole position of his career and the first of the season.
In Abu Dhabi, for the first time since 2013, no Mercedes is at the fore.
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