Sat, 07 May, 2011 - 14:11
Sebastian Vettel today became the first driver for five years to secure five successive pole positions after finishing the fastest in Turkey.
Not since Fernando Alonso in 2006 has a driver achieved such a feat, but Vettel is currently the man of the moment and could easily threaten Ayrton Senna's record of eight set 22 years ago.
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