SEPANG, Malaysia -- Sebastian Vettel described his engine problems in qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix as a bitter blow to his championship hopes, but is confident he can recover to fight with the leading cars in Sunday's race.
Vettel had looked like the favourite for pole position in Malaysia, but on Saturday morning an electrical issue occurred on his car in the final practice session. Ferrari changed the power unit in the two hour break between sessions as a precaution, which is standard procedure if the team does not understand or cannot fix the cause of the original issue.