Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel took a stunning pole position at the European Grand Prix. <\/p>\n
The world champion was 0.324 seconds clear of McLaren's Lewis Hamilton in an otherwise closely fought qualifying session on the Valencia street track. <\/p>\n
I expected to be further back. We had to make some guesses as to what kind of set-up we wanted and it seemed to work OK <\/p>\n
Williams's Pastor Maldonado was third, ahead of the Lotus drivers Romain Grosjean and Kimi Raikkonen, with Jenson Button ninth. <\/p>\n
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Red Bull's Mark Webber were 11th and 19th. <\/p>\n
The Force Indias looked like they might challenge at the front but Nico Hulkenberg and Paul di Resta ended up eighth and 10th. <\/p>\n
Di Resta admitted that a mistake in the final corner on his final lap cost him the chance to be much higher up. <\/p>\n
\"I think we wouldn't have been far away but I just locked a wheel,\" Di Resta said. <\/p>\n
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg was sixth, ahead of Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi. <\/p>\n
Vettel's pole was his third in a row at this track, and the 33rd of his career, matching the great Jim Clark and Alain Prost. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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