Sebastien Vettel continued his Korean GP form this morning by claiming the fastest time during the first free practice session for the 2012 Indian Grand Prix, 0.3 seconds faster than his rivals.
Behind the German were McLaren’s Jenson Button and championship rival Fernando Alonso who finished the session second and third respectively, with Button’s teammate Lewis Hamilton just 0.002 seconds away from the Spaniard.
Red Bull’s Mark Webber was fifth fastest ahead of Nico Rosberg, Felipe Massa and Michael Schumacher – the Mercedes duo showed promising pace. Daniel Ricciardo and Kimi Raikkonen completed the top 10.
Pos Driver Team Time 1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m27.619 2. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m27.929s + 0.310 3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m28.044s + 0.425 4. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m28.046s + 0.427 5. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m28.175s + 0.556 6. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m28.447s + 0.828 7. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m28.542s + 0.923 8. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m28.993s + 1.374 9. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m29.204s + 1.585 10. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m29.291s + 1.672 11. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m29.691s + 2.072 12. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m29.760s + 2.141 13. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m29.802s + 2.183 14. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m29.850s + 2.231 15. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m29.895s + 2.276 16. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m30.041s + 2.422 17. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m30.401s + 2.782 18. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m30.630s + 3.011 19. Giedo Van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1m30.896s + 3.277 20. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m31.212s + 3.593 21. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m31.903s + 4.284 22. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m32.125s + 4.506 23. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m32.369s + 4.750 24. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m32.859s + 5.240