No action on Vettel and Button

Sebastian Vettel has miraculously avoided loosing his victory during the aftermath of the Singapore Grand Prix, as the reigning World Champion and Jenson Button were called up in front of the race stewards with regards to their near-collision during the first safety car period.

As the safety car scampered away, Sebastian Vettel effectively took control of the pace of the field, however the German broke suddenly just prior to returning to racing speeds, which nearly saw Jenson Button slam into the rear of the Red Bull. Luckily, however, an incident was avoided which allowed Vettel and Button to finish the race 1st and 2nd respectively.

After much deliberation by the race stewards, headed by former F1 driver and current Sportscar driver Allan McNish, it was decided no action would be taken against the Red Bull driver. A penalty could have been detrimental to the German’s victory, and would most definitely have seen Button promoted to race victor.

“After examination of the telemetry overlay for throttle, steering and brake traces of both cars did not indicate any erratic driving behavior on the part of the race leader [Vettel].” Read a statement issued by the race stewards, almost two hours after the race.

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