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Vettel blames Button for botched lap
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Sebastian Vettel says a 'sleeping' Jenson Button had hindered his final qualifying lap and prevented the Ferrari driver from claiming a spot on the second row. Vettel ended up 5th in the Q3 segment but felt he could have finished ahead of both Red Bulls in front of him at the end of a session which he believed did not reflect his car's true potential. "I don’t think it’s fair, we had a yellow at the end and I don’t know why Jenson didn’t move out of the way so I couldn’t close the lap and lost a lot of time," said Vettel. "I think he was sleeping. I think he didn’t expect anyone to keep going [after the yellow flags] so after that he backed...
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