Budapest, July 29: Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel drove his Ferrari racing car the fastest on Saturday to take pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix just ahead of his teammate Kimi Raikkonen.
Vettel, who leads the 2017 standings from second-placed Lewis Hamilton by one point, stopped the clock at one minute, 16.276 seconds, crossing the finish line 0.168 seconds ahead of Raikkonen, reports Efe.
INITIAL CLASSIFICATION (END OF QUALIFYING): A 48th career pole for Sebastian Vettel 👏#Quali #HungarianGP 🇭🇺 #F1 pic.twitter.com/J3q2iQeRk6
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Sebastian Vettel was on 🔥 in #Quali
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He broke the Hungaroring track record on his way to pole at the #HungarianGP 🇭🇺 pic.twitter.com/74B2j8TPOF