Buemi qualifies fourth for GP2 race

BAHRAIN-based motor racing star Sebastien Buemi qualified fourth for today's first GP2 Series race at the Hockenheimring, being held as a support event to the German Formula One Grand Prix. The 19-year-old Swiss of Trust Team Arden, who lives regularly with his uncle Humbert and his family in Budaiya, clocked a fastest lap of one minute 22.171 seconds in 15 laps of work. He was just 0.521 seconds behind current championship leader Giorgio Pantano of Racing Engineering, who clinched pole position in 1:21.650. Romain Grosjean of ART Grand Prix will start alongside Pantano in the front row after clocking a lap just 0.284 seconds slower, while Andreas Zuber of Piquet Sports will start third. He had a qualifying lap 0.354s off the leader's mark. Behind Buemi among the top eight will be Lucas di Grassi of Barwa Campos... [read full story]