Lewis Hamilton will start the Brazilian GP on pole position after narrowly edging out Mercedes team-mate and title rival Nico Rosberg by a tenth of a second in qualifying. That was a very important lap in this championship, declared Sky F1s Martin Brundle after Hamilton secured his eleventh pole of the year in a tense finale. Nicos been getting quicker and quicker, but I generally had it covered throughout the weekend, said Hamilton. This is the best I could have hoped for coming to Brazil. Its only my second pole here, its always a track Ive struggled at, so Im really really happy to be up at the front.19 points clear in the standings, Rosberg will secure the title if he wins Sundays race, live on Sky Sports F1 from 4pm. As weve seen this year, pole isnt always the guy that wins the race, noted the German. But Sundays race may prove far from plain sailing with rain forecast. Paul di Resta reviews how Lewis Hamilton managed to pip teammate Nico Rosberg to pole position for the Brazilian GP. While the margins have been tight around one of the shortest circuits on the calendar, an on-form Hamilton has held a consistent advantage over his team-mate throughout the weekend. Mercedes, though, have been in a class of their own with the two Silver Arrows over half a second clear of the rest. Fastest in two of the practice sessions, Hamilton finished qualifying with top spot for every segment, but Rosberg ran him particularly close in the final exchanges as he bettered Hamiltons time through the first sector of their last laps before Hamilton edged ahead again.I dont remember every single qualifying session weve had, but I felt quite comfortable in qualifying, as I have done all weekend to be honest, said Hamilton. Bernie Ecclestone gives his views on the new President of the USA Donald Trump. Watch the full interview this weekend live on Sky F1 Kimi Raikkonen, maintaining his recent revival, was third for Ferrari ahead of Max Verstappens Red Bull. Raikkonen has now drawn level with Sebastian Vettel in the pairs head-to-head qualifying contest for the year.Toto Wolff rang Jos Verstappen over MaxRomain Grosjean also impressed, reaching seventh for Haas ahead of the two Force Indias, while the ever-defiant Fernando Alonso rounded off the top ten. But it was a particularly poor afternoon for the two Brazilians in the field. While Felipe Nasr was relegated to the last spot on the grid in his Sauber, Felipe Massa, making his final appearance at Interlagos, was just 13th as neither Williams driver reached the top ten.In what could be the penultimate qualifying session of his Formula 1 career, Jenson Button fell at the first hurdle in his mishandling McLaren but there was further encouragement for the improving Jolyon Palmer in the week when it was announced he would be staying at Renault for 2017 as he out-qualified Haas-bound team-mate Kevin Magnussen for the sixth time in the last eleven events. Brazilian GP Qualifying Timesheet1. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:10.7362. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, + 0.1023. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari + 0.6684. Max Verstappen, Red Bull + 0.7495. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, + 0.7596.Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, + 0.8047. Romain Grosjean, Haas, + 1.2018. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, + 1.3689. Sergio Perez, Force India, + 1.42910. Fernando Alonso, McLaren, + 1.530Qualifying Two11. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, 1:12.43012. Esteban Gutierrez, Haas, 1:12.43113. Felipe Massa, Williams, 1:12.52114. Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso, 1:12.72615. Carlos Sainz, Toro Rosso, 1:12.92016. Jolyon Palmer, Renault, 1:13.258Qualifying One17. Jenson Button, McLaren, 1:13.27618. Kevin Magnussen, Renault, 1:13.41019. Pascal Wehrlein, Manor, 1:13.42720. Esteban Ocon, Manor, 1:13.43221. Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, 1:13.62322. Felipe Nasr, Sauber, 1:13.681Dont miss the Brazilian GP on Sunday evening. The race is live at 4pm on Sky Sports F1; Watch with a NOW TV day pass - £6.99, no contract Also See: Dennis loses McLaren court case Whens the Brazilian GP on Sky F1? Get a Sky Sports weekend pass The Formula 1 Gossip column Cheap Ivan Rodriguez Jersey . -- Once again, Carlos Santana was a huge hit in Kansas City. Cheap Texas Rangers Jerseys . Altidore strained his left hamstring in the Americans opener against Ghana on June 16 and didnt play in their next two games. 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