HOCKENHEIM (GERMANY) - Sebastian Vettel said it was "a shame" that Lewis Hamilton was unable to fight him for pole position in Saturday's qualifying for the German Grand Prix. Racing at Hockenheim, his home circuit, Sebastian Vettel delighted local fans by taking pole position for the German Grand Prix. A distraught Hamilton, like Vettel seeking a fifth world championship, limped out in the first qualifying session when his Mercedes car broke down with a hydraulics failure. "Obviously, we saw, but I don't know what exactly happened," Vettel told reporters after the session. Vettel's pole position makes him favourite to land his first Formula One victory at Hockenheim and only his second Grand Prix win in Germany as he seeks to extend his eight-point advantage over Hamilton.

Source: Bangkok Post July 21, 2018 17:15 UTC