Sebastian Vettel continued his and Red Bull’s perfect start to the Indian Grand Prix by topping the times for the third time during the final free practice session this morning.
Vettel lapped the Buddh International Circuit in 1m25.842s to take to the top spot ahead of McLaren’s Jenson Button who was 0.192s behind, while teammate Mark Webber was a further tenth adrift in third.
Lewis Hamilton went fourth quickest, followed by Lotus’ Kimi Raikkonen, Williams’ Bruno Senna and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso; the Spaniard was sixth tenths down on his championship rival.
Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg, Mercedes’ Michael Schumacher and the second Lotus of Romain Grosjean rounded out the top 10; the latter heard complaining of a lack in grip as with many other drivers.
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap 1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m25.842s 2. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m26.034s + 0.192s 3. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m26.108s + 0.266s 4. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m26.151s + 0.309s 5. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m26.209s + 0.367s 6. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m26.214s + 0.372s 7. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m26.521s + 0.679s 8. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m26.531s + 0.689s 9. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m26.652s + 0.810s 10. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m26.664s + 0.822s 11. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m26.691s + 0.849s 12. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m27.140s + 1.298s 13. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m27.162s + 1.320s 14. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m27.193s + 1.351s 15. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m27.229s + 1.387s 16. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m27.374s + 1.532s 17. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m27.711s + 1.869s 18. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m27.983s + 2.141s 19. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m29.035s + 3.193s 20. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m29.237s + 3.395s 21. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m29.617s + 3.775s 22. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m30.298s + 4.456s 23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m30.824s + 4.982s 24. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m30.873s + 5.031s