Vettel snatches pole at the death

Sebastian Vettel left it until the last possible moment to snatch pole position from Lewis Hamilton in a dramatic qualifying session ahead of tomorrow’s Malaysian Grand Prix.

Sat, 09 Apr, 2011 - 11:14

Sebastian Vettel left it until the last possible moment to snatch pole position from Lewis Hamilton in a dramatic qualifying session ahead of tomorrow’s Malaysian Grand Prix.

Unlike in Australia a fortnight ago there was no walkover from Vettel in securing Red Bull’s 17th pole position from their last 21 races.

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