Sebastian Vettel on pole in Silverstone

German Sebastian Vettel grabbed the fourth pole position of his career on Saturday when he survived a powerful challenge from his Red Bull teammate Australian Mark Webber in qualifying for the British Grand Prix.

The 21-year-old, who shot to prominence by taking pole and winning last year's Italian Grand Prix with the unsung Toro Rosso team, clocked a best time of one minute and 19.509 seconds in the top-ten shootout. "It was the lap of the weekend," said Vettel.

Starting grid: 1 Vettel,u00a0 2 Barrichello, 3 Webber,u00a0 4 Trulli, 5 Nakajima, 6 Button, 7 Rosberg, 8 Glock, 9 Raikkonen, 10 Alonso.

Force India 16th, 18th
Force India will begin from the back of the grid at Silverstone as drivers Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil qualified 16th and 18th respectively.

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