Exclusive interview with Sebastian Vettel: Tightest pole yet

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Sebastian Vettel had to work hard at Suzuka to secure pole position. Autoblog UK talked to him after qualifying.

Was that your toughest pole of the season?
Sebastian Vettel: I suppose it was the tightest yet. I think in some ways it was similar to the one in Malaysia, where it was very close between us and McLaren. Ultimately, we managed to turn the tables on our last run. It's obviously quite a special one today. Our preparation wasn't ideal: we didn't have all that good a Friday, and Saturday morning wasn't the best. But we managed to raise our performance for qualifying and also as the session developed, which was important if we were to be in with a chance of taking pole position.

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