Vettel had hoped his achievement in securing pole position in Saturday's rescheduled qualifying session would help his quest for a fourth successive title get off to the perfect start.
Meanwhile, Verizon has bolstered its spectrum position by securing all the approvals it needed to acquire a swathe of AWS spectrum from the cable companies.
But when the economic crisis dimmed the now-graduate's prospects of securing a full-time position with a firm, he turned to another passion: entrepreneurship.