Sebastian Vettel has begun his probable title-clinching Indian GP weekend in ominous fashion by setting the pace in Practice One at the Buddh International Circuit.The World Champion, who only requires a fifth-place finish on Sunday to secure his fourth successive Drivers' Championship, clocked a best time around the dusty Indian circuit of 1:26.683 to outpace Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber by 0.188s and Mercedes' Nico Rosberg by 0.216s. For Fernando Alonso, however, - the only man who can still mathematically, albeit improbably, deny Vettel the title - it was an unusually troubled start to the weekend as a gearbox problem mid-way through the session on his Ferrari left him with just six...
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