A thrilling qualifying session for the German Grand Prix saw Sebastian Vettel take pole position in record time, with Lewis Hamilton damaging his gearbox to go out in Q1 and ensure he will start Sunday's race mired in the midfield. Valtteri Bottas joins Vettel on the front row, with Kimi Raikkonen and Max Verstappen in close quarters, third and fourth respectively. Vettel has never had such a good chance to take a first victory at the circuit he grew up less than 30 miles from, with Hamilton suffering a hydraulic failure while bumping over kerbs and seeing attempts to push his car back to the pits being curtailed by stewards. It opened the door for Vettel to take a 55th pole position and he...
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