Vettel set a time of one minute 33.852, ending the day a tenth quicker than Webber with Nico Rosberg in the Mercedes less than a tenth of a second further adrift in third.

“The car works fine at the moment, but we need to make sure we set it up the right way,” Vettel, who could win his fourth title tomorrow, said.u00a0“It’s good to see we are up there, but it’s not always so important; we need to step up our game for tomorrow, as Mercedes will be strong in qualifying.”