Sebastian Vettel crashes Ferrari into barrier at F1 event
The German is coming off a victory last weekend in Belgium that left him 17 points behind Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) in the 2018 driver's championship.
The German is coming off a victory last weekend in Belgium that left him 17 points behind Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) in the 2018 driver's championship.
It was Vettel's fifth win this season, equalling Hamilton's tally, and the 52nd of his career, surpassing the 51 of four-time world champion Alain Prost.
"It was one of the toughest qualifying sessions I can remember," Hamilton said, according to Formula One's official Twitter.
Alonso rejected an offer from Red Bull before the team named Pierre Gasly as their 2019 replacement for departing Australian Daniel Ricciardo.
Another victory in next Sunday's Italian Grand Prix could give him the lead for the first time this year.
Sebastian Vettel, who Ferrari said Saturday has signed a three-year contract extension, secured his front-row spot with a late and dramatic lap for Ferrari.
With 25 minutes to go, heavy rain forced most of the drivers to end their participation.
"There was no hint of a doubt in my mind that I wanted to do this," Schumacher Jnr said.
