Vettel on pole for the 11th time this season
Could be crowned championship winner in Singapore Grand Prix today.
SINGAPORE:
German Sebastian Vettel grabbed his 11th pole of the season as his Red Bull team secured a front-row lockout for the Singapore Grand Prix.
The 24-year-old dominated the flood-lit session as Red Bull extended their supremacy with their 14th successive pole, a remarkable record that has given Vettel a good chance to retain his title in the 61-lap race.
Teammate Mark Webber was second-fastest thanks to a last-gasp lap of a competitive and tense session that featured a red flag interruption, accidents and punctures at the Marina Bay circuit.
Vettel’s pole was the 26th of his career as he seeks to become the youngest double champion in Formula One history — a feat he can achieve if he wins in Singapore and nearest rival Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso fails to finish on the podium.
Spaniard Alonso qualified fifth behind the two McLarens of Britons Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton, the 2009 and 2008 champions respectively, who will line up in third and fourth places on the grid.
Alonso’s teammate Brazilian Felipe Massa was sixth ahead of German Nico Rosberg and his Mercedes teammate and seven-time champion Michael Schumacher. Adrian Sutil, was ninth for Force India, one place ahead of Paul di Resta.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 25th, 2011.
German Sebastian Vettel grabbed his 11th pole of the season as his Red Bull team secured a front-row lockout for the Singapore Grand Prix.
The 24-year-old dominated the flood-lit session as Red Bull extended their supremacy with their 14th successive pole, a remarkable record that has given Vettel a good chance to retain his title in the 61-lap race.
Teammate Mark Webber was second-fastest thanks to a last-gasp lap of a competitive and tense session that featured a red flag interruption, accidents and punctures at the Marina Bay circuit.
Vettel’s pole was the 26th of his career as he seeks to become the youngest double champion in Formula One history — a feat he can achieve if he wins in Singapore and nearest rival Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso fails to finish on the podium.
Spaniard Alonso qualified fifth behind the two McLarens of Britons Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton, the 2009 and 2008 champions respectively, who will line up in third and fourth places on the grid.
Alonso’s teammate Brazilian Felipe Massa was sixth ahead of German Nico Rosberg and his Mercedes teammate and seven-time champion Michael Schumacher. Adrian Sutil, was ninth for Force India, one place ahead of Paul di Resta.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 25th, 2011.