Michael Schumacher took his seventh successive pole position today in qualifying for Sunday'sBrazilian Grand Prix and made Formula One history with his brother Ralf.
The triple world champion, who lapped the bumpy Interlagos circuit in one minute 13.780 seconds in his Ferrari, was joined on the front row by theWilliams driven by his younger sibling.
It was the first time brothers had filled the front row and Michael's pole left him one short of the eight in a row achieved by Brazilian Ayrton Sennain 1988-89.
McLaren's former world champion Mika Hakkinen was third quickest behind the Schumachers with the second Williams of Colombian Juan PabloMontoya alongside him on the second row.
The second McLaren of Briton David Coulthard was alongside the remaining Ferrari of Brazilian Rubens Barrichello on row three.
Montoya had a remarkable day, fastest in final free practice but then he crashed into the tyre barrier with the qualifing session barely started.
The Colombian was seen arguing with an official after he climbed out of his car and then ran across the track.
After a long jog in the heat around the track, Montoya eventually made it back to the pits with about 42 minutes remaining and continued thequalifying session in the spare Williams.
Reuters