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Mark Webber takes pole for Japanese Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel second
Webber clocked a time of 1 minute, 30.975 seconds at the Suzuka circuit, edging Vettel, who was just under two-tenths of a second off the pace and had problems with his KERS power-boost system in qualifying.
- Associated Press
- Updated: October 12, 2013 12:23 PM IST
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Suzuka:
Red Bull driver Mark Webber claimed pole position on Saturday for the Japanese Grand Prix, outqualifying his teammate and runaway championship leader Sebastian Vettel for the first time this season.
Webber clocked a time of 1 minute, 30.975 seconds at the Suzuka circuit, edging Vettel, who was just under two-tenths of a second off the pace and had problems with his KERS power-boost system in qualifying.
McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton was third fastest, followed by Lotus' Romain Grosjean and Ferrari's Felipe Massa.
Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso, who must finish no worse than eighth to prevent Vettel from securing
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Felipe Massa Sebastian Vettel Jenson Button Kamui Kobayashi Lewis Hamilton Mark Webber Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix Red Bull
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