McLaren left the Korea International Circuit with just one point to show from the weekend after a torrid grand prix saw Jenson Button crash out at the start and Lewis Hamilton finish tenth after his race was wrecked by an anti-roll bar failure.
Sebastian Vettel completed Formula One’s tour of the Far East with a third straight victory, in the process taking the lead in the Drivers’ Championship.
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap on Friday morning as practice got under way at the Korea International Circuit. Hamilton set the time of 1:39.148 in the final seconds of the session, narrowly extending the advantage he already had.