Posts Tagged ‘poles’

It's been nearly sixty years — since 1955 — that Mercedes secured two consecutive pole positions as a a constructor in Formula One. Nico Rosberg's surprising pole for Mercedes AMG Petronas at Sakhir in Bahrain did the trick. Full Article...

The running was close in Valencia, but at the flag it was Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel who emerged the fastest, capturing the 33rd pole of his career, tying Alain Prost and the late Jim Clark for 3rd all time. Full Article...

Defending F1 champion Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) secured his second consecutive pole position at Canada with a blistering qualifying lap of 1:13.784. This is Vettel’s second pole in 2012. He earlier claimed pole at Bahrain, where he went on to win the GP race. Full Article...

43-year old Michael Schumacher put in a fantastic qualifying performance at Monaco, but will start five places lower on the grid due to a penalty from the Spanish GP. Welcome back! Full Article...

Sebastian Vettel set a new record for pole positions in the 2011 Brazilian GP, taking his Red Bull RB7 round in a superb 1m 11.918s for his 15th pole of the season. The onboard video is brilliant indeed. Full Article...

Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel took his 14th pole position of the 2011 season with an inspired performance on the final lap of Q3, marking the first time all weekend at the Yas Marina Circuit that a McLaren hadn’t been fastest and bringing the German level with Nigel Mansell’s all-time F1 season Full Article...

Lewis Hamilton took pole position in Yeongam ahead of Sunday's Korean Grand Prix. It is the British driver's first pole since Canada in 2010 and the first time a Red Bull has not occupied the top spot all season. Full Article...

Sebastian Vettel's controlled and dominant flag-to-flag win under the lights at the Marina Bay street circuit in Singapore put the German sensation just 1 point away from his second consecutive F1 driving World Championship. Full Article...