Vettel leads Ferrari front row lockout in Suzuka


Formula One F1 - Japanese Grand Prix - Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan - October 13, 2019 Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel celebrates after qualifying in pole position REUTERS/Issei Kato

SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) - Sebastian Vettel sprang a Suzuka surprise on Sunday, pipping younger team mate Charles Leclerc to pole position as Ferrari locked out the front row in qualifying for the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix.

The German, outqualified by Leclerc for the last nine races, conjured up old magic and lit up the timing screens with a record lap of one minute, 27.064 seconds.

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