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Hamilton on pole for German GP
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July 7, 2013, Sunday
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LEWIS Hamilton secured his second pole position in succession yesterday when, just a week after his dazzling feat at Silverstone, he did the same again in the final seconds of qualifying for today's German Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring circuit.
The 28-year-old Briton, world champion in 2008, clocked a fastest lap of one minute 29.398 seconds in his Mercedes to outpace Sebastian Vettel by one-tenth of a second in a dramatic finale to a tense hour's action.
It had looked as if the Red Bull driver's lap was fast enough for pole as he sought to set himself up for a first win on home soil in the 60-lap race until Hamilton had the last word. Vettel's Red Bull teammate Australian Mark Webber was third fastest ahead of Finn Kimi Raikkonen and his Lotus teammate Frenchman Romain Grosjean.
Daniel Ricciardo of Toro Rosso was sixth, Felipe Massa of Ferrari seventh and his teammate Fernando Alonso eighth.
The 28-year-old Briton, world champion in 2008, clocked a fastest lap of one minute 29.398 seconds in his Mercedes to outpace Sebastian Vettel by one-tenth of a second in a dramatic finale to a tense hour's action.
It had looked as if the Red Bull driver's lap was fast enough for pole as he sought to set himself up for a first win on home soil in the 60-lap race until Hamilton had the last word. Vettel's Red Bull teammate Australian Mark Webber was third fastest ahead of Finn Kimi Raikkonen and his Lotus teammate Frenchman Romain Grosjean.
Daniel Ricciardo of Toro Rosso was sixth, Felipe Massa of Ferrari seventh and his teammate Fernando Alonso eighth.
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