2012 Indian Grand Prix - RESULTS

Fernando Alonso's points deficit to runaway leader Sebastian Vettel on Sunday grew from 5 to 13, as the German won his fourth consecutive grand prix in the now-dominant Red Bull.

Ferrari's Alonso needs to claw back 5 points on average at each of the remaining races in Abu Dhabi, Austin and Brazil, moving India GP podium interviewer Martin Brundle to ask Vettel if he can feel "one hand on the trophy" now.

The smiling German, of course, trotted out the customary line about taking one step at a time, but did admit: "This was another good step for us."

Spaniard Alonso drove an impressive race to split the Red Bulls on the podium, and said: "It's not easy to fight Red Bull but we will never give up.

"We want to be happy in Brazil, not here. I am sure we will do it."

It is obvious there are some psychological games being played now; the latest episode is Alonso's repeated characterisation of his title battle as a fight with Adrian Newey, not Vettel.

"All of us are working hand in hand," Vettel insisted on the podium, "whether here on the track or in Milton Keynes."

Vettel and Red Bull's designer Newey, meanwhile, rubbished the latest speculation about their futures at Ferrari.

"Yes, I can deny," the double world champion told the British broadcaster Sky, when asked if he has a Ferrari deal lined up for 2014.

"I don't have any agreement or obligation."

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When also asked about a job at Ferrari, Newey added beneath the Buddh podium late on Sunday: "I think that window has been and gone."

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing-Renault	60	1:31:10.744	1	25
2	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	60	+9.4 secs	5	18
3	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing-Renault	60	+13.2 secs	2	15
4	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	60	+13.9 secs	3	12
5	3	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	60	+26.2 secs	4	10
6	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	60	+44.6 secs	6	8
7	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus-Renault	60	+45.2 secs	7	6
8	12	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	60	+54.9 secs	12	4
9	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Renault	60	+56.1 secs	11	2
10	19	Bruno Senna	Williams-Renault	60	+74.9 secs	13	1
11	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	60	+81.6 secs	10
12	11	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	60	+82.8 secs	16
13	16	Daniel Ricciardo	STR-Ferrari	60	+86.0 secs	15
14	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber-Ferrari	60	+86.4 secs	17
15	17	Jean-Eric Vergne	STR-Ferrari	59	+1 Lap	18
16	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Renault	59	+1 Lap	9
17	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham-Renault	59	+1 Lap	19
18	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham-Renault	59	+1 Lap	20
19	25	Charles Pic	Marussia-Cosworth	59	+1 Lap	24
20	24	Timo Glock	Marussia-Cosworth	58	+2 Laps	21
21	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT-Cosworth	58	+2 Laps	23
22	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	55	+5 Laps	14
Ret	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT-Cosworth	42	Brakes	22
Ret	15	Sergio Perez	Sauber-Ferrari	20	Puncture damage	8

 

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