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Last race of the season will decide who will be champion , should be good .

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton beat Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel to fastest time in first practice at the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix.

Red Bull's Mark Webber was third from McLaren's Jenson Button, with Vettel's title rival Fernando Alonso of Ferrari fifth from team-mate Felipe Massa.

Alonso is 13 points behind Vettel and must finish on the podium to have any chance of overhauling the German.

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Lewis Hamilton on pole.

Lewis Hamilton on pole for Brazilian Grand Prix - Motor Racing - Sport - The Independent

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Sebastian Vettel wins his third F1 world championship for Red Bull
By Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer in Sao Paulo Comments (41)
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel won a third consecutive world drivers' championship with sixth place in the Brazilian GP, which was won by Jenson Button.

In an incident-packed, rain-affected race, Vettel fought back after dropping to last place on the first lap when his car was damaged in a collision.

His rival Fernando Alonso of Ferrari finished second, in which position he needed Vettel to be lower than seventh.

Lewis Hamilton led until he was hit by Force India's Nico Hulkenberg.

Race winner Jenson Button said: "This is the perfect way to end the season. We have had ups and downs and to end on a high bodes well for 2013."

More to follow.

Final Brazilian GP top 10
1. Jenson Button - McLaren 1:45:22.656

2. Fernando Alonso - Ferrari +2.754

3. Felipe Massa - Ferrari +3.615

4. Mark Webber - Red Bull +4.936

5. Nico Hulkenberg - Force India +5.708

6. Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull +9.453

7. Michael Schumacher - Mercedes +11.907

8. Jean-Eric Vergne - Toro Rosso +28.653

9. Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber +31.250

10. Kimi Raikkonen - Lotus +1 lap