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Vettel thinks Sprint Qualifying pole position accolade is wrong
Article To news overview © Aston Martin Sebastian Vettel believes the winner of the sprint race at the British Grand Prix on Saturday should not be given the accolade of pole position. This weekend will see the debut of the inaugural sprint format with qualifying on Friday evening, a 100km sprint race on Saturday and the main race as normal on Sunday. Pole position will be awarded to the winner of the 17-lap sprint race at Silverstone. “So the pole [statistic] goes to the winner of the sprint race, apparently. I didn’t know that,” Vettel told RacingNews365.com and other members of the press. “I think that’s wrong. Pole is the fastest lap time achieved or the fastest lap time in...
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