Sunday, March 17, 2013
Vettel on pole for dominant Red Bull in Melbourne
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - World champion Sebastian Vettel will start Sunday's season-opening Australian Formula One Grand Prix from pole position after setting the fastest time in the rain-delayed qualifying session.
His team mate Mark Webber will begin the race alongside the German on an all-Red Bull front row, while Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes and Ferrari's Felipe Massa will make up the second row after finishing third and fourth quickest respectively.
Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany looks on after the qualifying session of the Australian F1 Grand Prix at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne March 17, 2013. REUTERS/Daniel MunozThe second and third sections of qualifying were postponed from Saturday because of torrential rain. The race begins at 5 PM local time (6:00 a.m. British time).
(Reporting by Nick Mulvenney; Editing by John O'Brien)
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