Vettel secures pole at Spa

Even after the World Cup summer break in Formula 1 is still everything for Red Bull Racing 

World champion Sebastian Vettel secured on Saturday at Spa- Francorchamps in the last minute, but but all the more superior 0.432 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) and already over one second ahead of team-mate Mark Webber (+1.078) in pole position for the Grand Prix of Belgium on Sunday (14.00 clock). The ninth-season pole for the Germans was tantamount to the twelfth of the Austro- British team in the twelfth race.

Spa: Shoemaker crashes in first round in wall

A fast and curious, however, the end was mostly rainy and therefore chaotic qualifying for  Michael Schumacher. The German world champion, in the spa its 20 - year-old Formula 1 - Jubilee celebrates crashed, once in the first round against the wall after his Mercedes had broken an improperly mounted wheel.

While young drivers such as Jaime Alguersuari (6) in the Toro Rosso or Neo- Renault driver Bruno Senna (7) show strong, Schumacher was up last. Double world champion Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari finished only eighth. Jenson Button in the second McLaren managed only 13th place, after his team had speculated in Q2 completely.

Vettel in qualifying came, however, after some initial problems getting better and better ride. "That was a bit of a grab bag today, it would have everything to be there," said the 85 points in the standings ahead of Webber leader Vettel. The finish of the 23 returned - again produced the big year-old champ, raced in the "Overtime" for superior and his personal best total of 24 Poles, with which he is now three times on a par with the world champion Niki Lauda. On Sunday, he goes off on his seventh win of the season, but is still without a win Red Bull in Belgium. Since the victory by Damon Hill in 1998 in Jordan have in Spa won only McLaren and Ferrari.

Vettel beats in the last minute to

"I have deleted everything after the Q1 and started again from scratch. Then I also felt much more comfortable in the car, and I knew that could be the last round, the most important," said Vettel . The poker-operation between correct time savings and tires worked because the finish of the training conditions were getting better.

"It was incredibly exciting. Vettel was a hit in his usual way at the last second with an incredible lap," Red Bulls is also racing advisor Helmut Marko was pleased with the precise performance of his protege. About Webber, his 35th on Saturday Birthday celebrated in the morning and his Red Bull contract had extended by one year until 2012, said the Austrians: "Had he not been run on Sergio Perez, the first row would have completely ours."

Apparently was at Spa that Red Bull has, during the three-week break, gained apparently also in cooler conditions. "We have done some, so warm up our tires faster. have you seen that we are now well prepared for any circumstances,""With such a weather, there are many contingencies Just as our strategy. Department operates, we the spa - look towards relationships and getting caught. " confirmed Marko . Remains on Sunday only the uncertainties of the weather in the Ardennes. Marko:

Focus was traveling with the Golden Helmet Schumacher his innocent lightning . Out note "At first I thought that I would have made ​​a mistake," said the 42 - year-old who also during his Formula 1 - debut on 25 August 1991 came only a few meters away. Schumacher was on his crew but not sour . "We are all human, we all make mistakes. The whole thing falls under the category to look ahead and check off."

Grand Prix of Belgium at Spa:

Grid

1st	Sebastian Vettel	GER	Red Bull
2nd	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	McLaren
3rd	Mark Webber	OFF	Red Bull
4th	Felipe Massa	BRA	Ferrari
5th	Nico Rosberg	GER	Mercedes
6th	Jaime Alguersuari	ESP	Toro Rosso
7th	Bruno Senna	BRA	Lotus Renault
8th	Fernando Alonso	ESP	Ferrari
9th	Sergio Perez	MEX	Clean
10th	Vitaly Petrov	RUS	Lotus Renault
11th	Sebastien Buemi	SUI	Toro Rosso
12th	Kamui Kobayashi	JPN	Clean
13th	Jenson Button	GBR	McLaren
14th	Rubens Barrichello	BRA	Williams
15th	Adrian Sutil	GER	Force India
16th	Pastor Maldonado	VEN	Williams
17th	Heikki Kovalainen	FIN	Team Lotus
18th	Paul di Resta	GBR	Force India
19th	Jarno Trulli	ITA	Team Lotus
20th	Timo Glock	GER	Virgin
21st	Jerome d'Ambrosio	BEL	Virgin
22nd	Vitantonio Liuzzi	ITA	Hispania
23rd	Daniel Ricciardo	OFF	Hispania
24th	Michael Schumacher	GER	Mercedes

Qualifying

Final
1st	Sebastian Vettel	GER	Red Bull	1:48,298
2nd	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	McLaren	1:48,730
3rd	Mark Webber	OFF	Red Bull	1:49,376
4th	Felipe Massa	BRA	Ferrari	1:50,256
5th	Nico Rosberg	GER	Mercedes	1:50,552
6th	Jaime Alguersuari	ESP	Toro Rosso	1:50,773
7th	Bruno Senna	BRA	Lotus Renault	1:51,121
8th	Fernando Alonso	ESP	Ferrari	1:51,251
9th	Sergio Perez	MEX	Clean	1:51,374
10th	Vitaly Petrov	RUS	Lotus Renault	1:52,303
Out until after Q1 / eleven ranks 17
11th	Sebastien Buemi	SUI	Toro Rosso	2:04,692
12th	Kamui Kobayashi	JPN	Clean	2:04,757
13th	Jenson Button	GBR	McLaren	2:05,150
14th	Rubens Barrichello	BRA	Williams	2:07,349
15th	Adrian Sutil	GER	Force India	2:07,777
16th	Pastor Maldonado	VEN	Williams	2:08,106
17th	Heikki Kovalainen	FIN	Team Lotus	2:08,354
Out after Q1 / Ranks 18-24
18th	Paul di Resta	GBR	Force India	2:07,758
19th	Jarno Trulli	ITA	Team Lotus	2:08,773
20th	Timo Glock	GER	Virgin	2:09,566
21st	Jerome d'Ambrosio	BEL	Virgin	2:11,601
22nd	Vitantonio Liuzzi	ITA	Hispania	2:11,616
23rd	Daniel Ricciardo	OFF	Hispania	2:13,077
24th	Michael Schumacher	GER	Mercedes	no time

(APA)

 

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