Vettel has led the championship from the outset in Australia, arriving in Monza seven points clear of Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton. So shoddy was WFI’s planning that two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar compared it to preparation for a state tournament. He was rebuked by team management for posting a video of himself on social media jumping off a balcony into a swimming pool. f Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton after a knife-edge battle to the chequered flag in Belgium last weekend. They have been in touch with Japanese and Iranian federations but even after a year, the WFI is yet to identify his successor. Here’s how the nine qualifiers in Europe on Friday left the World Cup qualifying picture:GROUP. “But having said so, our attitude will be humble but not surrendering. “After everything that I have been through, it is a very happy moment for me. Germany can seal qualification by beating Norway in Stuttgart on Monday, and if Northern Ireland fails to win. UEFA opens Financial Fair Play investigation into PSG.