F1 2013: Japanese GP.

[Ferry_vO]

Guess Vettel's luck ran out (A bit) this time, a failing KERS system means Mark Webber is on pole for tomorrow's race.

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing-Renault	1:32.271	1:31.513	1:30.915	13
2	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing-Renault	1:32.397	1:31.290	1:31.089	13
3	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:32.340	1:31.636	1:31.253	17
4	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Renault	1:31.824	1:31.565	1:31.365	21
5	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:31.994	1:31.668	1:31.378	17
6	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:32.244	1:31.764	1:31.397	17
7	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber-Ferrari	1:32.465	1:31.848	1:31.644	19
8	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:32.371	1:31.828	1:31.665	16
9	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus-Renault	1:32.377	1:31.662	1:31.684	19
10	5	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	1:32.606	1:31.838	1:31.827	15
11	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren-Mercedes	1:32.718	1:31.989		16
12	14	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	1:32.286	1:31.992		15
13	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Renault	1:32.613	1:32.013		14
14	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber-Ferrari	1:32.673	1:32.063		15
15	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Renault	1:32.875	1:32.093		15
16	19	Daniel Ricciardo	STR-Ferrari	1:32.804	1:32.485		11
17	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	1:32.890			10
18	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	STR-Ferrari	1:33.357			6
19	23	Max Chilton	Marussia-Cosworth	1:34.320			8
20	20	Charles Pic	Caterham-Renault	1:34.556			8
21	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham-Renault	1:34.879			9
22	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia-Cosworth	1:34.958			5
		Q1 107% Time		1:38.251

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Note - Bianchi, Pic have 10-place grid penalties after accumulating three stewards' reprimands. Sutil has 5-place penalty for gearbox change

 

[Ferry_vO]

It's getting boring, but that was number five in a row for Vettel, beating Webber and Grosjean with his excellent tyre management skills and pace. Romain really surprised most by taking the lead at the start, but he couldn't keep up the pace of the Red Bulls in the second part of the race. Still, he has grown a lot the last year and looks ready to lead the team in 2014.

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing-Renault	53	1:26:49.301	2	25
2	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing-Renault	53	+7.1 secs	1	18
3	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Renault	53	+9.9 secs	4	15
4	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	53	+45.6 secs	8	12
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus-Renault	53	+47.3 secs	9	10
6	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber-Ferrari	53	+51.6 secs	7	8
7	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber-Ferrari	53	+71.6 secs	14	6
8	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	53	+72.0 secs	6	4
9	5	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	53	+80.8 secs	10	2
10	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	53	+89.2 secs	5	1
11	14	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	53	+98.5 secs	12
12	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	STR-Ferrari	52	+1 Lap	17
13	19	Daniel Ricciardo	STR-Ferrari	52	+1 Lap	16
14	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	52	+1 Lap	22
15	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren-Mercedes	52	+1 Lap	11
16	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Renault	52	+1 Lap	15
17	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Renault	52	+1 Lap	13
18	20	Charles Pic	Caterham-Renault	52	+1 Lap	20
19	23	Max Chilton	Marussia-Cosworth	52	+1 Lap	18
Ret	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	7	Puncture damage	3
Ret	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham-Renault	0	Accident	19
Ret	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia-Cosworth	0	Accident	21

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Note - Bianchi and Pic qualified 22nd and 20th respectively, but had 10-place grid penalties after accumulating three stewards' reprimands. Sutil qualified 17th but had 5-place penalty for a gearbox change

 

[Ferry_vO]

Standings after round 15:

Pos	Team	Points
1	Red Bull Racing-Renault	445
2	Ferrari	297
3	Mercedes	287
4	Lotus-Renault	264
5	McLaren-Mercedes	83
6	Force India-Mercedes	62
7	Sauber-Ferrari	45
8	STR-Ferrari	31
9	Williams-Renault	1
10	Marussia-Cosworth	0
11	Caterham-Renault	0

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Pos	Driver	Nationality	Team	Points
1	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing-Renault	297
2	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	207
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Lotus-Renault	177
4	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	161
5	Mark Webber	Australian	Red Bull Racing-Renault	148
6	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	126
7	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	90
8	Romain Grosjean	French	Lotus-Renault	87
9	Jenson Button	British	McLaren-Mercedes	60
10	Nico Hulkenberg	German	Sauber-Ferrari	39
11	Paul di Resta	British	Force India-Mercedes	36
12	Adrian Sutil	German	Force India-Mercedes	26
13	Sergio Perez	Mexican	McLaren-Mercedes	23
14	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	STR-Ferrari	18
15	Jean-Eric Vergne	French	STR-Ferrari	13
16	Esteban Gutierrez	Mexican	Sauber-Ferrari	6
17	Pastor Maldonado	Venezuelan	Williams-Renault	1
18	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Williams-Renault	0
19	Jules Bianchi	French	Marussia-Cosworth	0
20	Charles Pic	French	Caterham-Renault	0
21	Giedo van der Garde	Dutch	Caterham-Renault	0
22	Max Chilton	British	Marussia-Cosworth	0

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RBR and Vettel can now take both titles in the next race in India.

 

[Panther_99FS]

Crazy seeing Williams so low in the Constructor's Championship......Perhaps they should have kept Barrichello....

 

[Ferry_vO]

Crazy seeing Williams so low in the Constructor's Championship......Perhaps they should have kept Barrichello....

Yes, they really went downhill the last years.. Lack of proper engines, technical staff and good drivers.. Not much you can do without a decent budget.