Vettel takes British GP pole

Red Bull Racing driver continues to dominate at Silverstone

Sebastian Vettel claimed pole position for Sunday’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

Vettel, who had the measure of his rivals for two of the weekend’s three practice sessions, put his revised RB5 to good use on Saturday afternoon, taking pole position with a 1:19.509.

That put him ahead of a Brawn GP driver, however, it was Rubens Barrichello and not world championship leader Jenson Button.

Barrichello finished 0.347s behind the German, while Button could only manage sixth place on his home grid.

Mark Webber was third for Red Bull, finishing ahead of Jarno Trulli and Kazuki Nakajima.

Meanwhile, a huge accident for Adrian Sutil, with 24s left on the clock in Q1, cost Lewis Hamilton any chance of making it through to the next segment.

Hamilton will start from 19th place on the grid, therefore, while Sutil escaped unhurt despite seeing his Force India was destroyed.

Times
01 S. Vettel Red Bull 1:19.509
02 R. Barrichello Brawn GP 1:19.856
03 M. Webber Red Bull 1:19.868
04 J. Trulli Toyota 1:20.091
05 K. Nakajima Williams 1:20.216
06 J. Button Brawn GP 1:20.289
07 N. Rosberg Williams 1:20.361
08 T. Glock Toyota 1:20.490
09 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:19.010
10 F. Alonso Renault 1:20.741
11 F. Massa Ferrari 1:18.927
12 R. Kubica BMW 1:19.308
13 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:19.353
14 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:19.392
15 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:19.448
16 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:19.802
17 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:19.898
18 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:19.909
19 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:19.917
20 S. Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:20.236

via: skysports.com