Vettel wins F1 India GP, extends title lead

Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso of Spain steers his car during the Indian Formula One Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit in Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Sunday. AP PHOTO

GREATER NOIDA, India — Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the Indian Grand Prix on Sunday to extend his Formula One championship lead, though rival Fernando Alonso of Ferrari kept up the pressure with a second-place finish.

Vettel won a fourth straight race for the first time in his career and now leads the drivers’ championship by 13 points with three races to go, chasing a third successive F1 title.

Red Bull’s Mark Webber clung on to third place, under pressure from McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton, who was fourth.

McLaren’s Jenson Button was fifth and Ferrari’s Felipe Massa sixth.