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Vettel to start in pole position

ISTANBUL: Germany’s Sebastian Vettel put Red Bull in pole position for the Turkish Grand Prix on Saturday after pushing Formula One championship leader Jenson Button off his pedestal.

Button’s Brawn GP teammate Rubens Barrichello qualified third for Sunday’s race with Red Bull’s Australian Mark Webber completing the second row.

The pole was Vettel’s career third and established the 21-year-old as race favourite at a circuit where the winner has always started from the top slot on the grid since Turkey joined the calendar in 2005.

The qualifying results (top 10): 1. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) 1 min 28.316 secs; 2. Jenson Button (Brawn-Mercedes) 1:28.421; 3. Rubens Barrichello (Brawn-Mercedes) 1:28.579; 4. Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) 1:28.613; 5. Jarno Trulli (Toyota) 1:28.666; 6. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) 1:28.815; 7. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 1:28.858; 8. Fernando Alonso (Renault) 1:29.075; 9. Nico Rosberg (Williams-Toyota) 1:29.191; 10. Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) 1:29.357.

15. Adrian Sutil (Force India-Mercedes) 1:28.391; 19. Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India-Mercedes) 1:28.717. — Agencies

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