2012 Canadian Grand Prix Qualifying: Vettel takes pole

Sebastian Vettel has taken Red Bull’s second pole position in a row with a stunning qualifying at the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix.

Red Bull may have seemed a bit out of sorts so far in the 2012 F1 season, but Vettel’s pole at the Canadian Grand Prix on top of Mark Webber’s win at Monaco last time out may be an ominous sign for the rest of the grid.

Vettel took his Red Bull round Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve a full three tenths of a second ahead of second place Lewis Hamilton and moves Vettel up to fifth place in the all-time pole listings alongside Nigel Mansell – and his career still has a long way to go to overhaul Schumacher, Senna, Clark and Prost.

Behind Vettel and Hamilton are Fernando Alonso’s Ferrari and Vettel’s team mate Mark Webber in the second Red Bull, with  Nico Rosberg and Felipe Massa making up the third row.

It was yet another frustrating day for Jenson Button with his best only producing tenth place alongside Michael Schumacher, and that only thanks to  Pastor Maldonado clipping the Wall of Champions at the end of Q2 letting Jenson in to final qualifying.

All drivers made the 107 per cent time which means a full grid for tomorrow’s 2012 Canadian Grand Prix at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

By Cars UK