Name: Top 10: F1's Unexpected Pole-Sitters
Uploaded: 2020-03-19T10:14:38.000Z
Duration: 4 min 51 s
Description: We count down through ten of the most unexpected pole-sitters in Formula 1 history, including Force India's Giancarlo Fisichella at the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix.

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Top 10: F1's Unexpected Pole-Sitters

We count down through ten of the most unexpected pole-sitters in Formula 1 history, including Force India's Giancarlo Fisichella at the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix.

Mar 19, 2020 10:14am UTC

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