Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Vettel fastest in Chinese GP practice

SHANGHAI (AP) — Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel gave another strong signal that he is the man to beat at this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix by setting the fastest time in Friday's practice sessions.

Vettel's best time was almost two tenths of a second faster than McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, who in turn was a tenth faster than teammate Jenson Button in an afternoon session that was shrouded in Shanghai smog.

Vettel's performance added to a sense of inevitability about a victory for the German this weekend. In both the opening two grands prix, he won the race after setting pole position, and had also claimed pole in the past two races in China.

Should he succeed on Sunday, …

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