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Sebastian Vettel stormed to pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix, setting the fastest lap time ever seen in Shanghai.
Jenson Button was second, ahead of his McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton, while Mark Webber dropped out in the first qualifying session as Red Bull made a strategic error with tyres.
The team got everything right with its number one car though, as Vettel set the new lap record to take pole by over seven tenths of a second.
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Nico Rosberg lines up fourth on the grid ahead of both Ferraris, while Toro Rosso managed to get both drivers in to the top 10. ESPN F1
Toro Rosso enjoyed a hugely encouraging session, with Jaime Alguersuari seventh and team-mate Sebastien Buemi ninth, sandwiching the Force India of Britain’s Paul di Resta, who celebrated his 25th birthday with eighth place.
Renault’s Vitaly Petrov will line up 10th after failing to feature in the shootout having suffered a car failure moments after posting the fourth-fastest time in Q2.
“Yesterday was very good, a strong day and a lot of laps, so we were very happy with our pace. Today was smooth,” said Vettel, who is eyeing at hat-trick of wins at the start of 2011 after taking the chequered flag in both Australia and Malaysia.
“I was as happy as I can be in Q1 and Q2, and in Q3 we were able to get more out of the car again. I was very happy with the lap I did. But it all starts again from zero tomorrow. I’m very happy with the team and the way we all remain focused, but tomorrow is a new day.” AFP
Pos No Driver Team 1 1 Sebastian VettelRBR-Renault 2 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 3 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 4 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 5 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 6 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 7 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 8 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 9 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 10 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 11 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 12 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 13 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 14 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 15 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 16 9 Nick Heidfeld Renault 17 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 18 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 19 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 20 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 21 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 22 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 23 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 24 22 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth
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