Vettel again fastest in third practice of Indian GP

Greater Noida, Oct 27 (IANS):

Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel stamped his authority at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) by topping the timesheets again in the third and final practice session of the Indian Grand Prix here Saturday.

The German, who is a two-time World Champion, had topped the timings in both the Friday practice sessions as well.

Vettel clocked a fastest time of 1:25.842 out of the 20 times he lapped the BIC, 0.192 seconds ahead of McLaren’s Jenson Button.

Vettel’s teammate Mark Webber was third with a timing of 1:26.108.

Title contender Fernando Alonso of Ferrari finished with the best time of 1:26.521 in seventh.

Force India drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Paul di Resta were eighth and 14th, respectively, while the sole Indian on the grid Narain Karthikeyan ended the session in 23rd in his HRT, ahead of teammate Pedro de la Rosa.