Sebastian Vettel has put himself in the perfect
place from which to try and become the first two-time winner of the
2012 season after a storming lap saw him claim pole position for the
Canadian Grand Prix.
Formula 1's undisputed qualifying king of recent seasons claimed
just his second pole of this term after upping his pace spectacularly
when it mattered most in Q3 and set two times which would have been good
enough for his 32nd career pole.
Friday's pacesetter Lewis Hamilton improved on his own final run but
couldn't get within 0.3s of the flying Red Bull, although it was enough
to hold off the improving challenge of Fernando Alonso and Ferrari.
Monaco winner Mark Webber was a couple of tenths further adrift in
fourth ahead of Mercedes' Nico Rosberg and the other Ferrari of Felipe
Massa.
Jenson Button, meanwhile, only scraped into Q3 and then could only
manage 10th in the final shootout as his recent qualifying difficulties
continued.