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Championship leader Sebastian Vettel claimed pole position for Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix as he edged out McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton in final qualifying at the Hungaroring.
Vettel, only fourth behind Hamilton in last weekend’s German Grand Prix, re-asserted his season-long dominance with a time of one minute 19.815 seconds in his Red Bull in the last few moments of the session.
Hamilton’s McLaren teammate and 2009 world champion Jenson Button was third fastest and will occupy the second row with Felipe Massa of Ferrari.
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Formula 1: Sebastian Vettel Fastest in Final Practice at Hungaroring
Formula 1: Hungarian Grand Prix - Final Practice Results
Massa, who suffered a near fatal crash in Hungary two years ago, outqualified his teammate and two-time world champion Fernando Alonso, who was fifth fastest. CNN International
Vettel was delighted with the efforts his team made to ensure he secured the advantage of starting from the front.
He said: “We changed a lot on the car overnight, the boys did not get a lot of sleep, so this is the best way of saying thanks.
Red Bull’s Mark Webber had to settle for sixth place on the grid.
Behind the three leading teams, Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg will start his 100th race from seventh on the grid.
Force India’s Adrian Sutil qualified in eighth, followed by seven-time champion Michael Schumacher in his Mercedes.
Sauber’s Sergio Perez made the top 10 for only the second time this season, while Paul di Resta will start 11th in his Force India. The Sun
Behind the Scot, Vitaly Petrov and Nick Heidfeld were 12th and 14th for Renault on 1m 22.284s and 1m 22.470s apiece, sandwiching Kamui Kobayashi on 1m 22.435s in his Sauber. It was a poor session for Williams; Rubens Barrichello posted 1m 22.684s with only intermittent use of KERS, and Pastor Maldonado had a technical problem which prevented him from leaving the garage. Toro Rosso’s Jaime Alguersuari was 16th, splitting them, with 1m 22.979s.
Alonso just pipped Hamilton and Vettel in Q1, as Sebastien Buemi was the first who did not make Q2 after lapping his Toro Rosso in 1m 24.070s. The Lotuses were close, as Heikki Kovalainen jumped ahead of team mate Jarno Trulli, with 1m 24.362s to 1m 24.534s.
Behind them things could barely have been closer, as Timo Glock just beat Tonio Liuzzi, Daniel Ricciardo and Jerome D’Ambrosio for 21st. The German lapped his Virgin in 1m 26.294s, the Italian his HRT in 1n 26.323s, the Australian his sister car in 1m 26.479s, and the Belgian his Virgin in 1m 26.510s.
They were actually fighting for 20th, however, as Buemi drops to 23rd because of the five grid place penalty he incurred for his collision with Heidfeld in Germany. Formula 1
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