Mark Webber is fourth, so Red Bull are in a very good position even though, on paper, they didn't look like a good bet here and the Brawns should be quicker.
Barrichello went fifth quickest but will start 10th due to a gearbox change. Fernando Alonso, therefore, starts fifth.
Disappointment for Ferrari - the car just isn't quick enough here and Raikkonen and Fisichella are 13th and 18th respectively.
Force India's expectations had been built up after their magnificent pace in Spa and Monza, but it's back to 16th and 20th on the grid for Sutil and Liuzzi. They have a new aero pack here which is not working properly. The car is great in a straight line, but on these tight corners, which demand high-downforce, it is nowhere.
Lewis's lap was impressive when you consider he is carrying at least three more laps of fuel than Vettel and one more than Rosberg. Rosberg did a great job and should be able to pass Vettel in the pitstops. Having finished second last year to Alonso - who's team had cheated to elevate him through the field - it would be thoroughly deserving for Rosberg to take his first win at this very same track this year.
The first man to have more fuel than Hamilton is Kubica, back in ninth. It's Lewis's race to lose but when you race at 100 percent sometimes you do 101 percent and shove it in the wall on the penultimate lap, a la Monza. And this is a street track, which makes things far more difficult to predict.
Conservative guess:
1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Vettel
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