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Rosberg grabs Monaco GP pole for Mercedes
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May 26, 2013, Sunday
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NICO Rosberg set the fastest qualifying time at the Monaco Grand Prix yesterday to secure his third consecutive pole position and a fourth straight for Mercedes.
The German driver finished ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton and, with Monaco's track the hardest to overtake on in Formula One, Mercedes has a great chance to clinch a first win of the season today.
Red Bull has won the last three Monaco GPs - all from pole - but this time defending champion Sebastian Vettel will start from third ahead of teammate and last year's winner Mark Webber.
Ferrari driver Felipe Massa goes from the back of the grid. The Brazilian was unable to start qualifying after a heavy crash in the morning's third and final practice session, in which he was unharmed. He would anyway have incurred a five-place grid penalty because Ferrari had to fit a new gearbox following his crash.
Rosberg climbed slowly out of the cockpit and clenched both of his fists.
Rosberg could become the first son of a Monaco Grand Prix winner to win the most glamorous race on the calendar - 30 years on from his world champion father Keke's 1983 victory for Williams - but he was not about to get ahead of himself.
"It's always nice to hear statistics like that but it doesn't change much for tomorrow," said the Monaco resident who grew up in the Mediterranean principality and had dominated every practice session through the treacherous metal-fenced streets. "In Barcelona we were struggling a lot in the race and I finished 70 seconds behind the winner. We're improving step by step, but there are still a lot of questions remaining."
Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen is only four points behind championship leader Vettel, but the Finn will have his work cut out after finishing fifth. After his victory at the Spanish GP two weeks ago, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso will start from sixth.
Massa, Frenchman Romain Grosjean of Lotus and German Adrian Sutil had all crashed in practice.
There was a brief but sharp shower before the start of qualifying and the track was still damp when drivers started.
In the morning, Massa and Grosjean both crashed at Sainte Devote - where Grosjean had also crashed in Thursday's second practice session.
Sutil lost his Force India on the run up the hill through Massanet, hitting the barriers to his right.
The German driver finished ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton and, with Monaco's track the hardest to overtake on in Formula One, Mercedes has a great chance to clinch a first win of the season today.
Red Bull has won the last three Monaco GPs - all from pole - but this time defending champion Sebastian Vettel will start from third ahead of teammate and last year's winner Mark Webber.
Ferrari driver Felipe Massa goes from the back of the grid. The Brazilian was unable to start qualifying after a heavy crash in the morning's third and final practice session, in which he was unharmed. He would anyway have incurred a five-place grid penalty because Ferrari had to fit a new gearbox following his crash.
Rosberg climbed slowly out of the cockpit and clenched both of his fists.
Rosberg could become the first son of a Monaco Grand Prix winner to win the most glamorous race on the calendar - 30 years on from his world champion father Keke's 1983 victory for Williams - but he was not about to get ahead of himself.
"It's always nice to hear statistics like that but it doesn't change much for tomorrow," said the Monaco resident who grew up in the Mediterranean principality and had dominated every practice session through the treacherous metal-fenced streets. "In Barcelona we were struggling a lot in the race and I finished 70 seconds behind the winner. We're improving step by step, but there are still a lot of questions remaining."
Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen is only four points behind championship leader Vettel, but the Finn will have his work cut out after finishing fifth. After his victory at the Spanish GP two weeks ago, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso will start from sixth.
Massa, Frenchman Romain Grosjean of Lotus and German Adrian Sutil had all crashed in practice.
There was a brief but sharp shower before the start of qualifying and the track was still damp when drivers started.
In the morning, Massa and Grosjean both crashed at Sainte Devote - where Grosjean had also crashed in Thursday's second practice session.
Sutil lost his Force India on the run up the hill through Massanet, hitting the barriers to his right.
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