Vettel free from pressure

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Red Bull driver Vettel gave himself a lifeline with a much-needed victory in Japan 12 days ago, while Brawn GP duo Barrichello and Button trailed home seventh and eighth. With two races remaining, in Brazil this Sunday and Abu Dhabi on November 1, the 22-year-old German is 16 points adrift of Button and two behind Barrichello.

"For me it is pretty straightforward - the only thing I can do is win," said Vettel.

"You don't have to be a genius to work out from now on we simply have to win the two races and hope the other two mess it up, so the pressure is on them.

"It is a good thing not to have the situation they are facing. They have to race each other."

Vettel admits he is currently riding the crest of a wave after his success at Suzuka, and is the man in form as he could have finished second in Singapore but for a pit-lane speeding penalty, relegating him to fourth.

"The last two races have been very good for us," assessed Vettel.

"We had a very good package for Singapore, which should have been a bit better.

"But it is in the past now and I am just hoping I don't miss those three points in the end. We will see.

"Obviously Japan was fantastic. The car was great all weekend, so if you look at the last two races, we've been very competitive even though the circuits are very different to each other. For here we have another couple of things in the bag, so it should be good."