Schumacher thwarts Raikkonen's pole bid

Michael Schumacher snatched a third successive pole position to thwart championship leader Kimi Raikkonen at the Austrian Grand Prix in Spielberg today.

The Ferrari driver claimed his fourth pole of the season – and 54th of his career – by just 0.039 seconds from Raikkonen, who he trails by four points heading into the sixth round of the campaign.