happens."
"We're not making any brave predictions. We have to be real about it because we don't look quick enough to deserve victory."
After clinching the sixth pole position of his career, a display hailed by team boss Christian Horner as 'a brilliant job', Vettel admitted he caught himself by surprise.
"Yesterday I have to admit we were not very happy, in particular me," remarked Vettel
"We knew there was potential in the car, but we were not getting it together, so I knew we had to push, push, push."
"But to be on pole is a big surprise. I'm very happy. To be on top is definitely a very, very nice feeling."
Schumacher could not even claim to be the second best German as he was pipped by Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg who starts fifth.
Despite that, the 41-year-old said: "I am satisfied with seventh having been away from Formula One for such a long time."
"By coincidence, it's the same grid position I had when I started my career at Spa in 1991."
At the back of the grid there are no surprises, with the three new teams occupying the final six slots, headed by Virgin Racing's Timo Glock who starts 19th.