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• He's no Turkey - Vettel storms to Istanbul pole

  Sebastian Vettel took pole position for tomorrow's Turkish Grand Prix in emphatic style. He topped the time sheets in every qualifying period. Jenson Button will line up in 2nd, with his teammate Rubens Barrichello 3rd.

  Aussie Mark Webber is 4th with qualifying specialist Jarno Trulli alongside him.

  Both Ferrari's are next lead by Kimi Raikkonen. Alonso, Rosberg and a resurgent Kubica round out the top ten.

  Lewis Hamilton had a dreadful session, failing even to get into Q2, he lines up 16th on the grid. Putting some perspective on the uncompetitive McLaren, Mercedes customer and perennial also-ran Force India out-qualified Lewis.

  Car Weights

  1. Sebastian Vettel – 649.5kg
  2. Jenson Button – 655.5kg
  3. Rubens Barrichello – 652.5kg
  4. Mark Webber – 656kg
  5. Jarno Trulli – 652kg
  6. Kimi Räikkönen – 658kg
  7. Felipe Massa – 654kg
  8. Fernando Alonso – 644.5kg
  9. Nico Rosberg – 660kg
  10. Robert Kubica – 664kg
  11. Nick Heidfeld – 681.5kg
  12. Kazuki Nakajima – 680.4kg
  13. Timo Glock – 689kg
  14. Heikki Kovalainen – 665kg
  15. Adrian Sutil – 668.5kg
  16. Lewis Hamilton – 696.5kg
  17. Nelson Piquet – 689.6kg
  18. Sébastien Buemi – 686.5kg
  19. Giancarlo Fisichella – 688.5kg
  20. Sébastien Bourdais – 701kg

  Lightest man in the top ten is Alonso in 8th. Jenson Button has 2 more laps of fuel than Vettel, and 1 more than his teammate. If Webber can keep on back of the Brawn he'll be in a lap later than Barrichello and could be on the overtake.

  The start will be cruical, if Vettel can stay ahead of the Brawns we may see the true pace of the Red Bull - and if it is any better than that of the Brawn. Webber and Trulli will have their hands full with the KERS equiped Ferraris.

  One thing for sure, it's going to be a great race!

  • Date: 1:21pm Sat, 6^th June 2009
  • By: Richard
  • Section: Latest News