Sebastian Vettel left it late to snatch pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix away from Formula 1 teammate Kimi Raikkonen on Saturday as Ferrari locked out the front row of the grid in Shanghai. In a session that saw Ferrari enjoy an advantage over Mercedes throughout, Vettel and Raikkonen went toe-to-toe in the final part of qualifying, with just 0.087 seconds separating the pair in the final standings. Raikkonen had been sitting on provisional pole after the first runs in Q3, but a slow final sector left the door open for Vettel to pip his teammate to P1, turning in a best lap time of 1:31.095 - a new track record in China. The result marks Ferrari’s first pole position for the...
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