Vettel’s Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber was fifth fastest in the afternoon
practice as he vies to snatch second spot in the overall standings from
McLaren’s Jenson Button, who was just behind him in sixth.
Two recent deaths in motorsport have cast a shadow over India’s first grand
prix.
India’s corporate organisers of the race are also under pressure to deliver a
smooth event after the embarrassment of last year’s poorly organised
Commonwealth Games in the national capital.
Morning practice was briefly halted when a stray dog ran onto the track, among
a series of minor glitches including power cuts and a bat trapped in the
media centre.
Indian hope Narain Karthikeyan was last in the second practice standings for
HRT after coming in seven seconds slower than Massa.