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Vettel 'lucky' tyres held on for second

Sutton Images Enlarge Sebastian Vettel admits he was right on the edge with his tyres after finishing second after a safety car-enforced two-stop strategy in Singapore. Vettel passed Daniel Ricciardo off the line to take second in the absence of Nico Rosberg, but was undercut by Fernando Alonso at the second round of pit stops. Red Bull kept Vettel out longer before bolting on soft tyres, but the intervention of the safety car meant the world champion had to make them last for almost half the race - something he was very vocally against to Red Bull over the radio in the closing stages of the race. With the chasing Ricciardo and Fernando Alonso also on very worn tyres in the closing stages...
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