SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium -- Sebastian Vettel got close to snatching the lead from Lewis Hamilton at the Safety Car restart at the Belgian Grand Prix -- though the Ferrari driver thinks it may have been "too close" for his own good.
The deployment of the Safety Car after the Force India collision annoyed Lewis Hamilton and put the lead of the race under threat, allowing Vettel to take on the ultra-soft tyre while Mercedes was forced to switch to soft tyres having used their extra set of Pirelli's quickest tyre to progress to Q3 on Saturday. It meant Vettel had the remaining 10 laps to catch and pass Hamilton with the advantage of quicker rubber.