Webber edges out teammate Vettel in qualifying to secure pole for British GP

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Posted July 9, 2011 5:50 am

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Australia's Red Bull Formula 1 driver Mark Webber waits in the pits during the third practice session at the Silverstone circuit, Silverstone, England, Saturday, July 9, 2011. The Formula One British Grand Prix at the 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) Silverstone circuit will take place on Sunday. (AP Photo/Tim Hales).

SILVERSTONE, England – Red Bull driver Mark Webber edged out teammate Sebastian Vettel in qualifying for the second time this season to secure pole position Saturday for the British Grand Prix.

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Webber, who won the Silverstone race last season, posted a quickest lap of one minute 32.670 seconds, which was around one-third of a second faster than Vettel.

Vettel has a 77-point lead over McLaren’s Jenson Button, who qualified in fifth, and Webber.

The Red Bulls will start on the front row on Sunday despite team bosses complaining about rule changes on Saturday morning.

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