Massa makes his move

Felipe Massa set the pace in second practice for the Indian Grand Prix with Sebastian Vettel once again beaten into second.

Ferrari driver the fastest during second practice in India

Felipe Massa set the pace in second practice for the Indian Grand Prix with world champion Sebastian Vettel once again beaten into second. Lewis Hamilton, who was subsequently given a three-place grid penalty, beat Vettel to top spot in the opening session and this time it was Massa who set the benchmark. The Ferrari driver's time of 1 minute 25.706 proved to be the fastest time on Friday as the drivers continue to adapt to the brand new Buddh International Circuit. Vettel was less than a tenth adrift in second, while Massa's team-mate Fernando Alonso was third ahead of Hamilton and Mark Webber. Jenson Button finished the session in sixth place with the Force India of Adrian Sutil giving the home crowd something to cheer about by taking seventh.

Dust

After the backmarkers had been out and cleared up the dust, Vettel set the first meaningful marker as he hit the front with a 1:28.014. Meanwhile, Michael Schumacher spun his Mercedes, while Pastor Maldonado was left beached in the gravel after losing through Turns 8 and 9. McLaren then made their move with Button and Hamilton setting fast times before Vettel regained top spot by just over a tenth. Virgin driver Jerome D'Ambrosio crashed heavily into the barriers with 40 minutes of the session remaining, damaging the right-hand side of the car and ending his running early. After a short red flag period, the Ferraris stepped up their game and while Alonso could not dislodge Vettel at the top, Massa did and eneded the session on top. Times
1. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m25.706s 33 laps
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m25.794s + 0.088 34 laps
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m25.930s + 0.224 34 laps
4. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m26.454s + 0.748 26 laps
5. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m26.500s + 0.794 30 laps
6. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m26.714s + 1.008 28 laps
7. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m27.316s + 1.610 34 laps
8. Bruno Senna Renault 1m27.498s + 1.792 36 laps
9. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m27.853s + 2.147 35 laps
10. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m27.868s + 2.162 35 laps
11. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m27.890s + 2.184 37 laps
12. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m28.050s + 2.344 34 laps
13. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m28.289s + 2.583 36 laps
14. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m28.552s + 2.846 31 laps
15. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m28.691s + 2.985 29 laps
16. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m28.708s + 3.002 24 laps
17. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m29.332s + 3.626 39 laps
18. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m30.241s + 4.535 41 laps
19. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m31.098s + 5.392 38 laps
20. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m31.469s + 5.763 32 laps
21. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m31.804s + 6.098 28 laps
22. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m32.593s + 6.887 12 laps
23. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m32.768s + 7.062 33 laps
24. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 1m32.824s + 7.118 33 laps