Vettel storms to fourth successive pole position

Budapest: Germany's Sebastian Vettel stormed to his fourth successive pole position Saturday in a Red Bull sweep of the Hungarian Grand Prix front row with Australian Mark Webber.

Vettel's seventh pole of the season was also Red Bull's 11th in 12 races and they looked utterly dominant at the twisty Hungaroring, a slow circuit where overtaking is difficult and grid position crucial.

"It's good to be on pole," grinned Vettel, his understatement as glaring as his supremacy. "I think we have been there a couple of times this year. I'm confident for tomorrow (today) that we have a very good chance to win."

The gap between the 23-year-old and Webber was a cavernous 0.419 seconds and the Australian could only congratulate his teammate, who bizarrely described the tricky circuit as "like a woman alongside you that doesn't behave well."

"We weren't quick enough today," said Webber, referring to himself and looking deflated at the prospect of following his teammate around today. "We could have done better of course so we deserve to be second," he added.

Perfect run

Ferrari filled the second row, with Fernando Alonso lining up alongside Brazilian Felipe Massa — qualifying without incident after suffering life-threatening head injuries at the track a year ago. Alonso, winner at the previous German Grand Prix, was a hefty 1.2 seconds slower than Vettel.

Pole position

1. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) RedBull - Renault 1:18.773; 2. Mark Webber (Australia) RedBull - Renault 1:19.184; 3. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Ferrari 1:19.987; 4. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 1:20.331; 5. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) McLaren 1:20.499; 6. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes 1:21.082; 7. Vitaly Petrov (Russia) Renault 1:21.229; 8. Robert Kubica (Poland) Renault 1:21.328; 9. Pedro de la Rosa (Spain) BMW Sauber - Ferrari 1:21.411; 10. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Williams - Cosworth 1:21.710; 11. Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren 1:21.292; 12. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Williams - Cosworth 1:21.331; 13. Adrian Sutil (Germany) Force India-Mercedes 1:21.517; 14. Michael Schumacher (Germany) Mercedes 1:21.630; 15. Sebastien Buemi (Switzerland) Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1:21.897; 16. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Italy) Force India-Mercedes 1:21.927; 17. Jaime Alguersuari (Spain) Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1:21.998; 18. Kamui Kobayashi (Japan) BMW Sauber - Ferrari 1:22.222; 19. Timo Glock (Germany) Virgin - Cosworth 1:24.050; 20. Heikki Kovalainen (Finland) Lotus - Cosworth 1:24.120.