The 0.009s which separated polesitter Sebastian Vettel from the second-placed McLaren of Jenson Button translates into just 58cm, and with cars this fast and on a 5.807-kilometre track it constitutes little more than a blink of an eye. But this ‘blink’ was enough to secure Vettel his 12th pole position of the season and take him a step closer to his second title. The German reviews his Saturday at Suzuka