NEW DELHI — Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the inaugural Formula One Indian Grand Prix on Sunday, staying on track to equal the record for the number of wins in a season.
Vettel led from start to finish, building a comfortable lead and finishing 8.4 seconds ahead of McLaren’s Jenson Button, with Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso a distant third at the Buddh International Circuit.
“All in all it was a smooth race, the car was very well balanced,” Vettel said.
Red Bull’s Mark Webber was fourth, ahead of the Mercedes pair of Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg.
Vettel has 11 wins this season, and victories in the final two races in Brazil and Abu Dhabi would equal Schumacher’s record of 13 wins.
“There is no sign of getting lazy and not paying attention to detail, and it’s great to see that,” Vettel said.
Line wins pro stock title
LAS VEGAS — Jason Line won his second season-long pro stock championship when he advanced to the semifinals of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event.
Del Worsham (top fuel), Ron Capps (funny car), Mike Edwards (pro stock) and Eddie Krawiec (pro stock motorcycle) won their respective categories Sunday.
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