Vettel takes pole position for Singapore grand prix
Mercedes' stranglehold on Formula 1 was broken on Saturday during the final round of qualifying for Sunday's Singapore grand prix. Machines from the Ferrari stable will occupy two of the first three spots.
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Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel denied Lewis Hamilton a record-equalling eighth straight pole position on Saturday.
The German's Ferrari clocked 1 minute 43.885 seconds on the street circuit. It's his first pole for nearly two years and Ferrari's first since the 2012 German grand prix.
Vettel, who's won the driver's title four times, will start Sunday's race ahead of Daniel Ricciardo's Red Bul. Kimi Raikkonen - in the other Ferrari- will begin in third.
"I'm surprised by the margin but I think it just came together. I had a near-perfect lap at the end," said Vettel.
Red Bull's Daniil Kvyat was fourth, ahead of Hamilton and his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg.
It's the first time in 23 races that Mercedes have failed to secure pole position.
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