Barrichello takes pole in Budapest

Rubens Barrichello clinched only the sixth pole position of his 158-race career to deny Ferrari team-mate Michael Schumacher …

Rubens Barrichello clinched only the sixth pole position of his 158-race career to deny Ferrari team-mate Michael Schumacher the chance of equalling another Formula One record in Hungary this afternoon.

Barrichello and Schumacher complete an all-Ferrari front row for the fourth time this season, with the Brazilian blitzing the rest of the field for tomorrow's Hungarian Grand Prix with a time of one minute 13.333 seconds.

It means Ferrari, currently 65 points clear of Williams-BMW in the Constructors' Championship, should almost certainly clinch a fourth-successive team title at the Hungaroring.

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