Updated: Vettel powers to pole in India

Sebastian Vettel continued his dominance of the Indian Grand Prix weekend by securing the 35th pole position of his Formula One career. After winning the last three races to take up the lead in the world title battle, Vettel is on course to extend that advantage should he score a second successive victory at the Buddh International Circuit. The 24-year-old German, quickest in all three practice sessions, edged out Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber by just 0.044 seconds, nailing his second flying lap in the top-10 shoot-out after making an error on his first run. It is the first time in Red Bull's history they have managed to lock out the front row of the grid for three consecutive races. Behind the Red Bulls will be the McLarens of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, the former a quarter of a second behind Vettel. Fernando Alonso, trailing Vettel by six points in the standings, will have to fight his way through as he starts fifth in his Ferrari followed by team-mate Felipe Massa. Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen, still in with an outside chance of the title, lines up seventh in his Lotus, with Sauber's Sergio Perez a superb eighth. Pastor Maldonado, who was fastest at the end of...