ABU DHABI -- After taking his 11th pole position of the year on Sunday evening in Abu Dhabi, Lewis Hamilton said he feels a greater affinity with his 2018 car than any other Formula One car he has driven in his career.
Hamilton's pole lap in Abu Dhabi was another crowning glory in a 2018 season that has seen him become a five-time world champion and the most successful driver on the current grid. As well as 11 pole positions in 21 races this year, he has secured 52 in the last 100 grands prix and says it was an emotional feeling stepping out of his Mercedes W09 for the final time.