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Vettel claims 10th pole of season at Monza

September 10, 2011 20:37

Racing on a track that has been a challenge for Red Bull in the past, Sebastian Vettel secured the pole position on Saturday for the Italian Grand Prix. (AP Photo)

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Racing on a track that has been a challenge for Red Bull in the past, Sebastian Vettel secured the pole position on Saturday for the Italian Grand Prix. (AP Photo)
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Vettel's qualifying success maintained Red Bull's perfect streak of poles in all 13 races this season, with the German claiming 10 of them. (AFP Photo)
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Vettel's young rival, Lewis Hamilton of McLaren came in second after finishing behind the German in 2nd and 3rd practice as well. (AP Photo)
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Hamilton was followed by McLaren team-mate Jenson Button, who qualified third. (AFP Photo)
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Local team Ferrari's Spanish driver Fernando Alonso, who won the race last year, qualified fourth much to the relief of the fans who had been left disappointed after his not so happening performances in practice sessions. (AP Photo)
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Australian Mark Webber failed to keep pace with team-mate Vettel this time and could only manage to come in fifth. (AFP Photo)
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The Monza track had some high profile visitors including England football team coach Fabio Capello, an Italian by birth. (AP Photo)
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Italian Serie A club Juventus' president Andrea Agnelli was spotted at the Ferrari pit during the qualifying session at Monza. (AP Photo)
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Ferrari's second driver Felipe Massa had comfortably outpaced Alonso in the 2nd and 3rd practice but lagged behind when it mattered. Massa will line-up sixth on the grid. (AP Photo)
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Renault's Russian driver Vitaly Petrov beat the Mercedes duo to claim the seventh spot while his Brazilian team-mate Bruno Senna (in pic) qualified tenth. (AFP Photo)
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Mercedes' senior German pro Michael Schumacher, who won this race a record five times when he was with Ferrari, was eighth after just barely avoiding a first-round elimination in 15th position. (AFP Photo)
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Mercedes' Nico Rosberg came in ninth. (AFP Photo)
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Force India's Paul di Resta finished just outside the top 10 and will line-up eleventh, just ahead of team-mate Adrian Sutil (in pic). (AFP Photo)

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