Sebastian Vettel showed he has the pace to win a fourth straight Formula One race and pad his thin championship lead by setting the fastest time in Friday’s practices for the Indian Grand Prix.
Vettel headed a Red Bull one-two in the second practice, with teammate Mark Webber a tenth of a second behind.
Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso — Vettel’s title rival, just six points behind — was third fastest, six-tenths off the pace.
Red Bull locked out the front row in qualifying for the previous two races and the times here indicate a hat trick is in the offing.
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