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 Trea Turner Jersey . Ronaldo produced a spectacular individual performance on Tuesday, scoring all three goals and guiding Portugal into the next years World Cup in Brazil with a 3-2 victory in Sweden. 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And it doesnt quite matter how you end up there.But one day before celebrating his 27th birthday, the highest-paid player in league history showed he was worth every penny -- even if Indys injury-depleted defense couldnt hold onto the lead for the final 37 seconds.Between the early struggles and the frenetic finish, Luck again looked as if hes one of the best young quarterbacks in football.Luck hadnt played in a meaningful game since last November, so nobody was quite sure what to expect when he returned Sunday.What they got was a glimpse of the quarterback who made the Pro Bowl in each of his first three seasons.He found tight ends Dwayne Allen and Jack Doyle for three touchdowns. He connected with speedsters T.Y. Hilton and Phillip Dorsett for big-gainers. He slid down on runs and, most important, finished without a turnover -- a stark contrast from last seasons mistake-prone and injury-shortened season.By Lucks own standards, it wasnt good enough because it wasnt a victory.Everyone else who watched the game from the sideline, couldnt quibble with what they saw from Luck, though.I thought the offensive line held up pretty damn good, especially in the secondd half, coach Chuck Pagano said.dddddddddddd I think our quarterback, obviously, was exceptional and played one whale of a football game.Even if he was a little rusty early.On Lucks first eight passes, he completed five for just 23 yards as the Colts fell into a 14-0 hole and later a 21-3 deficit.Thats when Luck really let things fly.With 1:37 left in the first half and no timeouts left, Luck took the Colts 75 yards and closed out the half with a 3-yard TD pass to Donte Moncrief that sent the Colts into the locker room with a much needed dose of momentum.Luck didnt stop there. After the defense forced a three-and-out, Luck completed passes of 51, 12 and 19 yards on Indys first series of the third quarter, the third a TD pass to Allen. A 2-point pass to Allen made it 21-18.He (Luck) played out of his mind today, Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford said after going 31 of 39 for 340 yards with three touchdowns.After the Lions scored another touchdown, Luck answered by leading the Colts to a field goal and two more TD passes to Doyle, the second with 37 seconds left to make it 35-34 rekindling images of his last-play TD pass to beat Detroit four years ago.Only this time, Stafford got the ball last and made the plays that sent Luck home with a painful loss.If youre playing Monday morning quarterback, you say why dont you run the clock out and then score, Luck said. But in football you cant do that, youve got to score first.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '