No room for title contenders
McLaren swept the front row for the Formula 1 title decider in Brazil, with Lewis Hamilton denying Jenson Button pole position as championship rivals Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso ended up only fourth and eighth on the grid.
Neither Vettel or Alonso looked like they had the pace to fight for pole as McLaren took charge of Q3.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:12.458
2. Jenson Button McLaren 1:12.513 + 0.055
3. Mark Webber Red Bull 1:12.581 + 0.123
4. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:12.760 + 0.302
5. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:12.987 + 0.529
6. Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:13.174 + 0.716***
7. Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1:13.206 + 0.748
8. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:13.253 + 0.795
9. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1:13.298 + 0.840
10. Nico Rosberg Mercedes AMG 1:13.489 + 1.031
Q2 Fastet time: S.Vettel 1:13.209
11. Paul di Resta Force India 1:14.121 + 0.912
12. Bruno Senna Williams 1:14.219 + 1.010
13. Sergio Perez Sauber 1:14.234 + 1.025
14. Michael Schumacher Mercedes AMG 1:14.334 + 1.125
15. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:14.380 + 1.171
16. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:14.574 + 1.365
17. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:14.619 + 1.410
Q1 Fastest time: L.Hamilton 1:15.075
18. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:16.967 + 1.892
19. Vitaly Petrov Caterham 1:17.073 + 1.998
20. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 1:17.086 + 2.011
21. Timo Glock Marussia 1:17.508 + 2.433
22. Charles Pic Marussia 1:18.104 + 3.029
23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT 1:19.576 + 4.501
24. Pedro de la Rosa HRT 1:19.699 + 4.624
107% time: 1:20.330
*** Maldonado relegated ten places
