Vettel dismisses pressure talk

Sebastian Vettel admitted he made a mistake during qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix but insists it did not come as a result of pressure.

The German will start Sunday's race from fourth on the grid after making a mistake on the final qualifying lap.

Lewis Hamilton, who will start the race on pole position in his last drive for McLaren before he completes his switch to Mercedes, hinted that he thought the Red Bull driver was buckling under the pressure of attempting to claim his third world title.

Vettel leads Fernando Alonso by 13 points going into the final race of the season and is 1/6 to make it a hat-trick of world crowns. Alonso is 15/2 to win the race and 4/1 to snatch the drivers' title.

When asked if pressure had caused him to make a mistake, Vettel replied: "No, to be honest. I did a mistake in the first run of Q3 but not because this is the last race or whatsoever. I'm pushing and that's what I try to do all the time.

"I did a mistake, lost quite a bit, I went wide, lost momentum and more than half-a-second was gone. The first run wasn't clean, so I thought I had one run left and it was quite important to make sure I get a decent lap.

"It wasn't the lap of my life, I have to admit. There was a little but more to come. With hindsight I was a little bit shy but if you haven't got a lap in that's what you do. If your first run is all pukka, then you might as well drop your pants in the second run and see what you get."

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