NUERBURGRING, Germany -- Mark Webber will start from pole position at the German Grand Prix after narrowly beating McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel in qualifying on Saturday. The Australian posted a time of one minute 30.079 seconds around the 3.2-mile Nuerburgring circuit, with Hamilton 0.065 seconds behind in a surprising performance. Vettel, the defending champion and 2011 points leader, finished a further 82 thousands of a second off the pace. "We got it all together at the end there. It was my complete limit," Webber said. "A good Quali today but you want to lead one lap tomorrow, which is the last lap. Ill be in there pushing very hard." Hamiltons excellent qualifying run wasnt even expected by McLaren, despite the Briton and teammate Jenson Button having each won a race this season. "I definitely underestimated how good the car would be ... but it felt fantastic, Hamilton said. "I wasnt expecting the car to feel so great. I dont think anyone in the team would ever have imagined that wed be this close to the Red Bulls ... splitting them." Vettel, hoping to win his first race in Germany, will not be starting from the first row for the first time this season. He said the small gap with the front-runners gave him hope that he could still have a successful race. "I have a much better feeling for the car today," said Vettel, who has won six of nine races this year and finished second in the other three. "If its dry, we have a very good chance. But it may not be the case. The target is to win, which is not impossible from third." The latest weather forecast predicts a 60 per cent chance of rain for the start of the 60-lap race on Sunday. Tonio Luzzi of HRT and Toro Rossos Sebastien Buemi were penalized for technical infractions and will start from the back of the grid. Luzzi was punished because of an illegal gearbox change, while the fuel in Buemis car was found to be in breach of F1 standards. Ferraris Fernando Alonso, looking to repeat his win at the British Grand Prix two weeks ago, was fourth and teammate Felipe Massa fifth. "I am happy with the result and ... this year we have seen that we have always gone better in the race than in qualifying," Alonso said. "Lets see what the weather will do tomorrow. If it turns out to be dry, then we can claim to have a 25 per cent chance of winning and a bit less if it rains." Ferraris chances may be hindered by the lifting of a ban that prevented cars from gaining extra grip by blowing air through the rear diffuser when the driver was not stepping on the gas pedal. The ban was only partially enforced during the Silverstone weekend -- a move seen as benefiting Ferrari at the expense of Red Bull and McLaren. Now, however, after widespread complaints from the teams, the ban has been scrapped and the technical specifications relating to the "off-throttle blown diffuser" are back to what they were at the start of the season. In 2009, Webber, who began his F1 career at Minardi in 2002, said finally winning his first F1 race at the Nuerburgring two years ago, after 132 starts, boosted his confidence. "In the races that follow, your composure is completely different," Webber said. "You do change the way you drive a grand prix from the front because youve done it. Its like the final piece of the jigsaw has been slotted into place." The two Red Bulls were involved in some controversy at Silverstone, after Webber, who was in third place behind Vettel as Alonso drove to victory, ignored team instructions not to challenge his teammate and avoid any accidents that could endanger their podium finish. Asked whether he would chase Webber if a comparable situation developed at the German race, Vettel said he would not endanger the teams points for the chance of finishing ahead of his teammate. "I will fight everyone," Vettel said. 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"My relationship with Penn State and everything was a great experience and they gave me some excellent opportunities," Silas Redd told reporters Monday night.Receiver Chris Williams and linebacker J.C. Sherritt are proving theyre not one-year wonders. The finalists for the CFLs top rookie award last year havent skipped a beat the first half of the 2012 campaign. Williams, the 2011 award winner with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, has already set a league record for most kick-return TDs with six and is on pace to challenge the single-season touchdown mark. Sherritt, in his second season with the Edmonton Eskimos, has a CFL-high 78 tackles. Hes on pace to smash the league mark of 129 set in 1994 by Calvin Tiggle of the Toronto Argonauts. The two rising stars headline the list of surprises at the halfway point of the season. Williams actually has set two CFL records this year. On Monday, he returned a punt 82 yards for a TD in Hamiltons 33-30 home loss to Toronto, a league-record third straight game he has done so. In 2011, Williams had 70 catches for 1,064 yards and six TDs. He also returned 12 kickoffs for 252 yards and a touchdown and 12 punts for 81 yards en route to be named the CFLs top rookie. Williams has been even more dangerous this season. Hes third among CFL receivers with 42 catches for 704 yards with five TDs. Hes tops in punt returns -- 38 for 685 yards (18-yard average) -- and taken five back for touchdowns. His other score came on a missed field goal return. And if he can maintain or improve upon his punt-return average, Williams will eclipse former Edmonton star Larry Highbaughs single-season punt return average of 16.8 yards. And with 11 total TDs, Williams is challenging Milt Stegalls mark of 23 touchdowns recorded in 2002. The five-foot-nine, 218-pound Sherritt has already surpassed last years production when he recorded 72 defensive tackles. While Sherritt still hasnt registered a sack -- he had three in 2011 -- he has three interceptions after recording none last season. Heres a look at other mid-season surprises: Grant Shaw. Was somewhat of an unknown commodity when acquired by Edmonton from Toronto in December as part of the Ricky Ray deal. But the third-year pro has hit 19-of-23 field goals (82.6 per cent) for the Eskimos, with his longest being from 50 yards. Chad Owens. The five-foot-seven, 180-pound Hawaiian remains one of the CFLs most dangerous kick returners. But hes also the leagues second-leading receiver with 53 catches for 764 yards and four TDs. With 2,227 all-purpose yards, Owens is on pace to shatter Mike (Pinball) Clemons single-season mark of 3,840 yards. Adam Bighill. He began the season with the unenviable task of replacing Solomon Elimimian at middle linebacker but the five-foot-10, 230-pound Bighill is the CFLs second-leading tackler with 58 and also has two sacks. Last season a rookie Bighill led the Grey Cup-champion Lions with 22 special-teams tackles. Brandon London. Patience is a virtue for any offensive player arriving in Montreal given the established veterans the club has. The six-foot-four, 210-pound London has 27 catches for 516 yards (19.1-yard average) and two TDs and is the Alouettes second-leading receiver. But the third-year receiver is currently out with a knee injury. Kory Sheets. The CFL rookie has wasted little time making an impact with Saskatchewan. The five-foot-11, 206-pound sparkplug leads the league in rushing (648 yards), carries (123) and running TDs (seven) and is averaging a solid 5.3 yards per attempt. He also has 26 catches for 321 yards. Chevon Walker. Hamilton surprised many by going with rookie Walker in the backfield ahead of established veteran Avon Cobourne. But the speedy Walker is third in CFL rushing with 543 yards (5.9-yard average) and three TDs. He also has 24 catches for 2275 yards and four touchdowns.dddddddddddd Jabar Westerman. B.C. traded up to select Westerman second overall in this years CFL draft and was expected to ease the six-foot-two, 285-pound defensive lineman slowly into the lineup. But the 23-year-old native of Brampton, Ont., has contributed three sacks to a defence that has a league-leading 22. And now, some first-half disappointments: Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Many prognosticators predicted a slight decline this year for the defending East Division champions but nothing quite like this. The Blue Bombers are last overall with a 2-7 record and have a new head coach in Tim Burke, the former defensive co-ordinator who took over the top job after Paul LaPolice -- a finalist for last years CFLs coach of the year award -- was fired. The club lost an embarrassing 52-0 decision in Regina on Sunday in Burkes head-coaching debut. Jamel Richardson. The Montreal receiver had career highs of 112 catches and 1,777 yards last season with 11 touchdown grabs. But the six-foot-three, 215-pound Richardson has struggled in 2012 with 26 catches for 391 yards and two TDs while missing two games with a hamstring injury. Andy Fantuz. There was no hotter commodity on the CFL free-agent market this off-season than the six-foot-four, 220-pound Fantuz despite missing most of the 2011 campaign due to injury and attending the Chicago Bears training camp. In 2010, Fantuz was the leagues top Canadian with 87 catches for 1,380 yards and six TDs with Saskatchewan. But in his first season with Hamilton, the native of Chatham, Ont., is 14th among CFL receivers with 33 catches for 463 yards and two TDs. Geroy Simon. He became the CFLs all-time receiving yards leader early this season but the B.C. Lions veteran slotback has 35 catches for 467 yards and no TDs. The 36-year-old, who is nursing a hamstring injury, has recorded nine straight 1,000-yard seasons but that streak would be in jeopardy at his current pace. Darian Durant. The veteran quarterback helped Saskatchewan start the season 3-0 by protecting the football. But during the Riders five-game losing streak, Durant had eight interceptions and three fumbles while throwing just three TD passes. The club snapped its losing streak by downing Winnipeg on Sunday. Buck Pierce. Injuries are a part of football but theyve plagued the Winnipeg quarterback, who has been sidelined most of this season with foot ailment. Pierce made a career-high 16 starts last year and was a big part of the club reaching the Grey Cup. There is no questioning Pierces toughness but the Bombers must soon decide if they can pin their hopes on a player who is often sidelined. Sam Giguere. The weight of expectation on the speedy slotbacks muscular shoulders when he finally signed with Hamilton was almost unfair. A 2008 CFL first-round pick, the former Sherbrooke star opted to spend time with the NFLs Indianapolis Colts and New York Giants before joining the Ticats. Through nine games, Giguere has just 19 catches for 252 yards and no TDs. Greg Carr. Edmonton had big plans for the lanky receiver when it signed him as a free agent this off-season. Carr had 78 catches for 1,227 yards and eight TDs in 29 games over two seasons with Winnipeg. But Carr struggled with the Eskimos, registering just 19 catches for 214 yards and one TD before being dealt this week to Saskatchewan. Jade Etienne. Winnipeg surprisingly took the Saskatchewan Huskies receiver fourth overall in the 2011 CFL draft. Etienne hasnt made a CFL catch while fellow draftees Nathan Coehoorn (No. 5 to Edmonton) and Marco Iannuzzi (No. 6 to B.C.) have both contributed offensively to their pro teams. ' ' '