Vettel refusing to buy into Singapore favourite hype

FILE PHOTO - Formula One - F1 - Italian Grand Prix 2017 - Monza, Italy - September 2, 2017 Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel during practice REUTERS/Max Rossi

SINGAPORE, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Sebastian Vettel isn't expecting the Singapore Grand Prix to be a Sunday evening cruise through the city-state’s floodlit streets, despite being tipped as favourite for victory at the Marina Bay circuit.

The German heads into the weekend smarting from a crushing defeat at the hands of Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton, who led team-mate Valtteri Bottas in a dominant one-two at Ferrari’s home Italian Grand Prix.