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Vettel seizes Indian GP pole, title awaits
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Sebastian Vettel looked odds-on favorite to win his fourth straight Formula One title as he snared pole position for the Indian Grand Prix with apparent ease yesterday.
Vettel, needing only to finish fifth today to seal another championship, burned an uncatchable record lap of 1 minute, 24.119 seconds on his first run of the final qualifying shoot-out at Buddh International Circuit.
The 26-year-old Red Bull ace then garaged before returning to the track late in the session, but it proved unnecessary with none of the field able to come close.
Nico Rosberg went second in the final minutes, a yawning 0.75 seconds adrift, with his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton third and Mark Webber fourth in the other Red Bull.
Fernando Alonso, who has a mathematical chance of denying Vettel the world title, will start from the fourth row after timing only eighth quickest for Ferrari.
“Yes guys, yes,” Vettel shouted on the team radio. “We did what we had to. Great job, the car was fantastic.”
Vettel’s seventh pole position this season comes as he seeks to extend his career-high winning streak of five races.
If, as expected, he lifts the world title again this year, he will be the youngest man to win four in a row and only the third ever behind Juan Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher.
“I’m trying not to think about (the title), obviously it’s difficult when every second person in the paddock is asking you the same question,” Vettel told reporters. “But I think we’ve done pretty well in the past focusing on every single step, and I don’t see a reason to change things for tomorrow and the next couple of races.”
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