Vettel takes pole in disrupted session
Sebastian Vettel kept his composure through a fragmented qualifying session at Suzuka to claim his fourth pole position of the season for Red Bull Racing.
The young German’s world title hopes may be hanging by a thread but he at least kept them intact with a commanding performance in a car tailor-made for Suzuka’s fast sweeps.
Jarno Trulli came within 0.06s of giving Toyota pole at its home event and will start alongside Vettel on the front row, with Lewis Hamilton third and Adrian Sutil an outstanding fourth for Force India.
Jenson Button is aiming to clinch the world championship in Sunday’s race but did not give himself the best platform by qualifying seventh, two places behind Brawn GP team-mate and title rival Rubens Barrichello.
The session was punctuated by no fewer than three red flags as the lack of dry running time ahead of qualifying led drivers to misjudge the available grip and step over the limit.
Vettel takes pole in disrupted session - F1 | ITV Sport
The young German’s world title hopes may be hanging by a thread but he at least kept them intact with a commanding performance in a car tailor-made for Suzuka’s fast sweeps.
Jarno Trulli came within 0.06s of giving Toyota pole at its home event and will start alongside Vettel on the front row, with Lewis Hamilton third and Adrian Sutil an outstanding fourth for Force India.
Jenson Button is aiming to clinch the world championship in Sunday’s race but did not give himself the best platform by qualifying seventh, two places behind Brawn GP team-mate and title rival Rubens Barrichello.
The session was punctuated by no fewer than three red flags as the lack of dry running time ahead of qualifying led drivers to misjudge the available grip and step over the limit.
Vettel takes pole in disrupted session - F1 | ITV Sport
