Lewis Hamilton stormed to pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix Saturday as Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello suffered setbacks to their championship hopes.
Lewis Hamilton stormed to pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix Saturday as Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello suffered setbacks to their championship hopes.
It was a crucial drive by the Briton with front row of the grid likely to be decisive on the bumpy Marina Bay street circuit where overtaking will be possible, but difficult.
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Lewis Hamilton after winning the Singapore GP pole on Saturday. |
His lap of 1:47.891 in his McLaren was enough to beat Red Bull's Sebastien Vettel into second place with Nico Rosberg in the Williams and the other Red Bull of Mark Webber on the next row.
Fernando Alonso brought some cheer to Renault with a place on the third row along with Timo Glock in his Toyota.
"I'm very, very happy and pleased for the team," said Hamilton, the defending world champion who has no chance of retaining his title.
"Friday practice was not special for me so I came in with a positive approach today. The guys rebuilt the car and they did a great job."
Hamilton had a wiring problem with his car but it was fixed overnight.
Championship leader Jenson Button failed to get his Brawn into the top 10, with the Briton starting the race in 12th.
