Vettel on Valencia pole
Sebastian Vettel re-asserted Red Bull’s authority in qualifying today for the European GP by claiming his fourth pole position of the season.
Formula 1 Blog – BBC Top Gear
Sebastian Vettel re-asserted Red Bull’s authority in qualifying today for the European GP by claiming his fourth pole position of the season.
A bullish Lewis Hamilton vowed to take things ‘sensibly’ at the start of the Turkish GP after splitting the Red Bulls to qualify a superb second in Istanbul – and then ‘apply maximum pressure’.
Mark Webber completed a hat-trick of pole positions by stealing top spot in final qualifying for the Turkish GP from the combined threat of Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel and McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton.
Jenson Button keeps McLaren at top of timesheets and ends Friday practice in Turkey narrowly ahead of the Red Bull of Mark Webber.
Felipe Massa’s manager Nicolas Todt is understood to have held talks with Renault regarding F1 2011, as the Brazilian looks to be edging ever closer to the exit door at Ferrari.
Just a week after winning the Spanish GP, Mark Webber ruled the roost on the streets of Monte Carlo with a dominant victory in Monaco – moving him into the lead of the F1 drivers’ standings in the process.
Fernando Alonso remains focused on bringing home a points finish in Monaco, despite his error in practice forcing the Spaniard to start from the back of the grid.
Mark Webber came out on top of a frenetic qualifying battle ahead of Sunday’s Monaco GP, just pipping Renault’s Robert Kubica to pole position.
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