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Singapore Grand Prix: Sebastian Vettel on pole, Nico Rosberg 2nd
The young German timed a scorching 1min 42.841sec around the spot-lit Marina Bay street circuit to take first place on the grid ahead of Mercedes' Nico Rosberg.
- Associated Press
- Updated: September 21, 2013 08:01 PM IST
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Singapore:
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel claimed pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday, besting his fading championship rivals under lights at the Marina Bay Circuit.
Already boasting a big lead in the Formula One drivers' championship standings and looking for his third straight win in Singapore, Vettel showed his dominance by taking pole despite not driving the last lap of the session.
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg qualified second, a tenth of a second behind Vettel, with Lotus' Romain Grosjean third.
Red Bull's Mark Webber was fourth fastest and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton fifth, ahead of the Ferrari pair of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa.
Topics mentioned in this article
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Giancarlo Fisichella
Sebastian Vettel
Michael Schumacher
Narain Karthikeyan
Nico Rosberg
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
Brawn
Honda
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