ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton has claimed the pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton set a time of 1 minute, 40.948 seconds on the last qualifying lap around the new Yas Marina circuit Saturday, edging Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel by almost six tenths of a second. Vettel's teammate, Mark Webber, will start from third on Sunday, ahead of the Brawn GP teammates Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button. Toyota driver Jarno Trulli and BMW Sauber teammates Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld will fill the next three positions.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
