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Vettel "lucky" to survive brush with wall in Q3

Sebastian Vettel admitted he was lucky to be able to complete his final lap in qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix after making contact with the wall. The Ferrari driver secured his third pole position of the 2017 season after beating the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo, outpacing them by over three tenths of a second. During his final run, however, Vettel brushed the wall at Turn 19 and admitted he felt a big vibration towards the end of the lap. "I was lucky on the final lap," said Vettel. "I brushed the wall out of [Turn] 19. I kept going until I approached the last corner and had huge vibrations, but luckily there was only one corner left. "I...
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