Vettel grabs dramatic pole ahead of Hamilton in Canada

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Last Updated : Jun 09 2019 | 9:30 AM IST

Sebastian Vettel ended Mercedes' run of early-season qualifying supremacy on Saturday when he claimed a dramatic late pole position for Ferrari in a crash-hit showdown at the Canadian Grand Prix.

"I feel so very, very happy for the team," Vettel said. "I am full of adrenaline and the last few weeks have been tough for us. The car felt very good and now I hope we can carry that into the race."
"Lewis picked up a couple of mistakes in the hairpin."
"The track will improve. It will be a lot hotter on Sunday so it will be a tough race."
"We are strong on the long run pace and hopefully it will be the same tomorrow and we can have a good run." - Pulsating battle -
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Vettel clocked a best lap of one minute and 10.240 seconds to beat Hamilton's lap in 1:10.446. "He's bloody good in qualifying," said Vettel, pointing to Hamilton. "Hard to crack ... I really enjoyed it."
It was the 56th pole position of Vettel's career and came after Kevin Magnussen had crashed into the "wall of champions" in his Haas car at the end of Q2. He was unhurt. Daniel Ricciardo of Renault qualified fourth, ahead of Pierre Gasly of Red Bull and
Valtteri Bottas in the second Mercedes. The Finn spun in Q3 and was unable to recover and clock an improved lap. Nico Hulkenberg was seventh in the second Renault ahead of the two McLarens of Lando

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First Published: Jun 09 2019 | 9:30 AM IST

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