Formula 1: Catastrophic Strategies Hand Sebastian Vettel Easy Pole in Singapore

I believe Sebastian Vettel has done an awful lot to prove wrong his strongest critics over the previous few races, but I think even he will admit that his pole in Singapore today was thanks to some bizarre and reckless decisions made by his competitors.  Qualifying One As the green light signalled the beginning of qualifying, most of the teams played a short game of chicken. Nobody seemed to want to go out, as every team wanted someone else to assess the track conditions. In the end, Williams sent Rubens Barrichello out for a lap, and he set the day’s first time of 1:51:042. Barrichello’s lap brought the rest of the teams out, and right from the beginning it was clear that Vettel would be the man to beat. Vettel shot straig...

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