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Sebastian Vettel on pole in Silverstone

Updated on: 21 June,2009 06:15 AM IST  | 
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German Sebastian Vettel grabbed the fourth pole position of his career on Saturday when he survived a powerful challenge from his Red Bull teammate Australian Mark Webber in qualifying for the British Grand Prix.

Sebastian Vettel on pole in Silverstone

German Sebastian Vettel grabbed the fourth pole position of his career on Saturday when he survived a powerful challenge from his Red Bull teammate Australian Mark Webber in qualifying for the British Grand Prix.


The 21-year-old, who shot to prominence by taking pole and winning last year's Italian Grand Prix with the unsung Toro Rosso team, clocked a best time of one minute and 19.509 seconds in the top-ten shootout. "It was the lap of the weekend," said Vettel.




Starting grid: 1 Vettel,u00a0 2 Barrichello, 3 Webber,u00a0 4 Trulli, 5 Nakajima, 6 Button, 7 Rosberg, 8 Glock, 9 Raikkonen, 10 Alonso.

Force India 16th, 18th
Force India will begin from the back of the grid at Silverstone as drivers Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil qualified 16th and 18th respectively.

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