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Superb Vettel seals surprise pole

Sebastian Vettel secured a stunning pole position for the Japanese GP in Sunday's delayed qualifying, as Ferrari turned the tables on favourites Mercedes to seal a surprise front-row lockout. In a session which was pushed back by 19 hours because of the Super Typhoon Hagibis, Vettel aced Q3 with two superb laps - which were both quicker than anything his rivals managed - to claim his first pole since the Canadian GP and, Ferrari's fifth in a row. The race starts at 6.10am on Sky Sports F1, with build-up from 4.30am. Charles Leclerc, who had taken the previous four poles for the Scuderia, was second and two-tenths slower than his team-mate - but crucially edged out Valtteri Bottas and Lewis...
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