Thread: R16 F1 Japan GP 2010

Quali was rained out.. rescheduled Sun morning.
autosport.com - F1 News: Suzuka qualifying postponed to Sunday

Quali on One HD in 10 minutes if what they said last night holds true.

Yep, on now!

RBR back on top.
Lewis gets a 5 place penalty for switching gearboxes and also being investigated for blocking.
Button on hards, could surprise.

Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1m32.035s 1m31.184s 1m30.785s
2. Mark Webber Red Bull 1m32.476s 1m31.241s 1m30.853s
3. Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1m32.809s 1m31.523s 1m31.169s
4. Robert Kubica Renault 1m32.808s 1m32.042s 1m31.231s
5. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m32.555s 1m31.819s 1m31.352s
6. Jenson Button McLaren 1m32.636s 1m31.763s 1m31.378s
7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m32.238s 1m31.886s 1m31.494s
8. Rubens Barrichello Williams 1m32.361s 1m31.874s 1m31.535s
9. Nico Hulkenberg Williams 1m32.211s 1m31.926s 1m31.559s
10. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m32.513s 1m32.073s 1m31.846s
11. Nick Heidfeld Sauber 1m33.011s 1m32.187s
12. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m32.721s 1m32.321s
13. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m32.849s 1m32.422s
14. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1m32.783s 1m32.427s
15. Adrian Sutil Force India 1m33.186s 1m32.659s
16. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1m33.471s 1m33.071s
17. Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 1m33.216s 1m33.154s
18. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso 1m33.568s
19. Jarno Trulli Lotus 1m35.346s
20. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus 1m35.464s
21. Lucas di Grassi Virgin 1m36.265s
22. Timo Glock Virgin 1m36.332s
23. Bruno Senna Hispania 1m37.270s
24. Sakon Yamamoto Hispania 1m37.365s

RBR dominate Suzuka.
Webber extends his lead.

autosport.com - F1 News: Vettel leads commanding Red Bull 1-2

The Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka, Japan;
53 laps; 307.573km;
Weather: Sunny.

Classified:

Pos Driver Team Time
1. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1h30:27.323
2. Webber Red Bull-Renault + 0.905
3. Alonso Ferrari + 2.721
4. Button McLaren-Mercedes + 13.522
5. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes + 39.595
6. Schumacher Mercedes + 59.933
7. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari + 1:04:038
8. Heidfeld Sauber-Ferrari + 1:09.648
9. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth + 1:10.846
10. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1:12.806
11. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1 lap
12. Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth + 1 lap
13. Trulli Lotus-Cosworth + 2 laps
14. Glock Virgin-Cosworth + 2 laps
15. Senna HRT-Cosworth + 2 laps
16. Yamamoto + 3 laps
17. Rosberg Mercedes + 5 laps

Fastest lap: Webber, 1:33.474

Not classified/retirements:

Driver Team On lap
Sutil Force India-Mercedes 45
Kubica Renault 4
Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1
Massa Ferrari 1
Petrov Renault 1
Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1
Di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 1


World Championship standings, round 16:

Drivers: Constructors:
1. Webber 220 1. Red Bull-Renault 426
2. Alonso 206 2. McLaren-Mercedes 381
3. Vettel 206 3. Ferrari 334
4. Hamilton 192 4. Mercedes 176
5. Button 189 5. Renault 133
6. Massa 128 6. Force India-Mercedes 60
7. Rosberg 122 7. Williams-Cosworth 58
8. Kubica 114 8. Sauber-Ferrari 37
9. Schumacher 54 9. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 11
10. Sutil 47
11. Barrichello 41
12. Kobayashi 27
13. Petrov 19
14. Hulkenberg 17
15. Liuzzi 13
16. Buemi 8
17. De la Rosa 6
18. Heidfeld 4
19. Alguersuari 3

All timing unofficial

Good race, enjoyed that. Kobayashi is awesomely entertaining. Hope he gets a better seat at some stage.

Petrov and Massa thought they were in Sprint Mode in F1 2010 - The Game.

lol