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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the third and final practice session ahead of qualifying for the Indian Grand Prix.

Formula 1 | Indian Grand Prix
Buddh International Circuit | 27.10.2012
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Mike Hytner

Updated 27/10/2012 at 06:33 GMT


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Thanks for joining us. Qualifying is up next and a front-row lock-out for Red Bull is looking on. Make sure you come back for that one in about two hours. Until then!
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So, for a third time this weekend, Vettel paces practice, ahead of Button, Webber and Hamilton. Raikonnen ends the session in fifth, ahead of Senna, Alonso, Huelkenburg, Schumacher, Grosjean and Massa.
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The flag is out! And the final practice session comes to an end.
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"Keep pushing Jenson" is the message on team radio for Button.
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Raikkonen takes over from Senna in fifth now with two minutes remaining.
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Button climbs into second after a 126.066 while Webber goes third. And we're back to an all Red Bull/McLaren top four. Senna in fifth isn't too far off though.
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Here goes Button though, in a bid to lay down a decent late marker. First things first though, Vettel improves with a 1:25.842.
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Hamilton and Button don't really make anything out of their soft tyres and they remain where they are.
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Sauber on Twitter: "Now it is about to get exciting - soon we will put on the soft rubber."
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Senna is currently sitting in third, behind Vettel and Hamilton, with a time of 126.214.
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That spin by Webber at the lip of the pits was the first spin we've seen today. Proof that grip on the track is much better than yesterday.
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So, 10 minutes to go and still Vettel's time of 1:25.892 is the benchmark to beat in this session.
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Schumacher's gone quicker again to go seventh, while his team-mate Rosberg is own in 11th.
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An annoyed Grosjean waves a hand at a Mercedes who gets in his way in front of him.
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Webber has a moment as he enters the pit lane. The Aussie is forced to right his Red Bull before carrying on towards his garage.
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Schumacher improves in ninth after a run on the softs with a time of 127.149.
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Caterham on Twitter: "Brake bleed for Heikki to help improve the feel of the brakes before his next run."
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Huelkenburg looks quick here - he's fastest of all through the first sector! But he can only manage fourth place in the end. Webber in sixth now behind Raikkonen in fifth.
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Soft tyres are the order of the day at the moment with a host of cars out there trying them out.
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The Red Bulls are both back out on track, with Webber now sitting in fifth. The Aussie will expect to correct that in his next few runs.