<p>There was no stopping defending champion Sebastian Vettel as he came out with a scorching lap to secure pole position for tomorrow's Indian Grand Prix even as 'home' team Sahara Force India faded in the Q2, here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Vettel came out with a flying lap of 1:24.119 to grab his third straight pole in India, seventh of the season and 43rd of his career as he pipped Mercedes' Nico Rosberg by 0.752 seconds.<br />Rosberg was followed by his teammate Lewis Hamilton (1:24.941) as Mercedes prevented a Red Bull lock out by pushing Mark Webber (1:25.047) to fourth.<br /><br />Felipe Massa outpaced his Ferrari teammate for the fourth time in the last five races to be fifth and next to him is Kimi Raikkonen in his Lotus.<br /><br />This is Raikkonen's best start since the Hungarian Grand Prix and the iceman has outperformed his team-mate Romain Grosjean for the first time since announcing he is returning to Ferrari in 2014<br /><br />Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg was seventh, followed by Alonso and the two McLarens with Sergio Perez being ahead of Jenson Button.<br /><br />Vettel now looks set to become the youngest quadruple world champion as the 26-year-old German needs to finish just fifth to seal the championship, having a huge 90-point lead over Alonso.<br /><br />"It has been a brilliant weekend. The car was very good. We did not change much. I like this circuit, I like the flow of the track specially around the middle sector, it's challenging with high speed corners. It's a great result for the team, let's see what the results bring tomorrow," Vettel said.<br /><br />Vettel said he does not want to think about winning the championship.<br /><br />"I am trying not to think about that although every second person in the paddock is asking the same thing. We have worked hard to be there but it's a long race. We have a quick package, so we should be in good shape." </p>
<p>There was no stopping defending champion Sebastian Vettel as he came out with a scorching lap to secure pole position for tomorrow's Indian Grand Prix even as 'home' team Sahara Force India faded in the Q2, here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Vettel came out with a flying lap of 1:24.119 to grab his third straight pole in India, seventh of the season and 43rd of his career as he pipped Mercedes' Nico Rosberg by 0.752 seconds.<br />Rosberg was followed by his teammate Lewis Hamilton (1:24.941) as Mercedes prevented a Red Bull lock out by pushing Mark Webber (1:25.047) to fourth.<br /><br />Felipe Massa outpaced his Ferrari teammate for the fourth time in the last five races to be fifth and next to him is Kimi Raikkonen in his Lotus.<br /><br />This is Raikkonen's best start since the Hungarian Grand Prix and the iceman has outperformed his team-mate Romain Grosjean for the first time since announcing he is returning to Ferrari in 2014<br /><br />Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg was seventh, followed by Alonso and the two McLarens with Sergio Perez being ahead of Jenson Button.<br /><br />Vettel now looks set to become the youngest quadruple world champion as the 26-year-old German needs to finish just fifth to seal the championship, having a huge 90-point lead over Alonso.<br /><br />"It has been a brilliant weekend. The car was very good. We did not change much. I like this circuit, I like the flow of the track specially around the middle sector, it's challenging with high speed corners. It's a great result for the team, let's see what the results bring tomorrow," Vettel said.<br /><br />Vettel said he does not want to think about winning the championship.<br /><br />"I am trying not to think about that although every second person in the paddock is asking the same thing. We have worked hard to be there but it's a long race. We have a quick package, so we should be in good shape." </p>