Red Bull’s Vettel led throughout for his 11th victory of the season, finishing some 8.4 seconds ahead of Button with Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso third and Australian Mark Webber fourth.
Seven-time champion Michael Schumacher battled to fifth but McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton came in seventh after yet another collision with his Ferrari bete noire, Felipe Massa.
“My pace was good up until the crash. After the crash, we struggled,” said the 2008 champion.The race’s build-up has been overshadowed by two deaths in motorsports this month and the controversial spectacle of glamorous Formula One appearing in one of India’s poorest regions.
But its private-sector organisers are already celebrating a smooth and successful event which has helped bury memories of last year’s Commonwealth Games, which are remembered for their poor organisation and corruption.
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