Vettel Wins The 2010 Japanese Grand Prix
This year's Japanese Grand Prix took place at the ultra-challenging Suzuka circuit in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan. The circuit surrounding acreage is home to a massive theme park. The park includes the world renowned big wheel which dominates the Suzuka skyline, giving a unique look to the area.
The Suzuka circuit is a figure-of-eight layout with demanding corners. The circuit length is 5.807 km. This particular F1 race is a 53 lap affair. The race distance is 307.471 km.
Saturday's qualifying runs saw Sebastian Vettel come out on top with Australian Driver Mark Webber taking second spot. Third place on the grid went to Robert Kubica of Renault. Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, winner of the last two Grand Prix races this season, took fourth place. Qualifying in fifth position for Sunday's race was Britain's Jenson Button of the McLaren-Mercedes team.
The race began in a rather messy fashion. This was due to some aggressive manoeuvering from different drivers. Nico Hulkenberg of the Williams team had a slow start.
This resulted in Vitaly Petrov of Renault being unable to avoid him as he worked to better his position. Consequently, Hulkenberg retired on lap 1 as did Petrov, due to their entanglement.
Felipe Massa of Ferrari caused his own brand of chaos on the first lap, first corner. He made a rash move down the inside of Hulkenberg's Williams car.
He then shot across the track and rammed into the Force India car of Vitantonio Liuzzi on the outside of Turn One. The result - Vitantonio Liuzzi left the race on the first lap as did Massa.
Lucas di Grassi of Virgin had the misfortune of not even starting the Japanese F1 Grand Prix. He experienced a massive shunt in his car during his out lap on the way to the starting grid. It was a case of being out of contention before the festivities even began.
Robert Kubica's day ended in disappointment on the second lap of the race. His right rear wheel flew off as he followed behind the safety car. The safety car was necessary because of the rash of mishaps at the start of the Grand Prix race.
Once the mayhem subdued, the Japanese Grand Prix was a matter-of-fact affair. Sebastian Vettel was in complete control the whole way.
He withstood pressure from Mark Webber, and performed brilliantly with his finely-tuned Red Bull race car. This secured Vettel his third victory of the season and a much needed 25 Championship points.
Mark Webber, while close to Vettel, couldn't quite catch him and scored 18 Championship points and second place on the podium. He subsequently concentrated his efforts on fending of Ferrari's Fernando Alonso.
Alonso finished third, to gain a podium position and 15 points. Alonso has now made the podium three races in a row.
Fourth place in the 2010 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix went to Jenson Button. Unable to match the pace of Red Bull and Ferrari, it was nonetheless a quality drive for the ever-consistent Button. He earned 12 points for his efforts.
Button's McLaren-Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton of Britain came in fifth in this years F1 race at Suzuka. He lost third gear and had to run with fourth to seventh gear for the rest of the day.
This hampered his efforts, but he managed to stay in the top five and scored 10 Championship points. It was a case of 'it could have been worse' for the talented F1 driver.
Michael Schumacher of Mercedes GP had a solid race and finished sixth, good enough for eight points. Kamui Kobayashi and Nick Heidfeld of BMW Sauber-Ferrari finished seventh and eighth respectively. This garnered them six and four points, respectively.
Rounding out the top ten finishers was Rubens Barrichello of Williams-Cosworth and Sebastien Buemi of STR-Ferrari. Barrichello received two points well Buemi scored a single Championship point.
Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP, typically a feisty challenger who challenges, left the race on lap 48 with a wheel loss. Force India's Adrian Sutil retired from the race on lap 45 after blowing his engine.
While not the most exciting race of the year, the Japanese Grand Prix certainly made the Driver and Constructors Championships tight. Mark Webber leads the Drivers with 220 points.
In second spot are Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel, each tied with 206 points. Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button follow with 192 and 189 points.
In the Constructors Standings RBR-Renault leads with 426 points. In second is McLaren-Mercedes with 381 points. Ferrari sits in third position with 334 points.
Before the industry take their The 2010 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix took place at the ultra-challenging Suzuka circuit in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan. The circuit surrounding acreage is home to a massive theme park. The park includes the world renowned big wheel which dominates the Suzuka skyline, giving a unique look to the area.
The Suzuka circuit is a figure-of-eight layout with demanding corners. The circuit length is 5.807 km. This particular F1 race is a 53 lap affair. The race distance is 307.471 km.
Saturday's qualifying runs saw Sebastian Vettel come out on top with Australian Driver Mark Webber taking second spot. Third place on the grid went to Robert Kubica of Renault. Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, winner of the last two Grand Prix races this season, garnered forth spot. Qualifying in fifth position for Sunday's race was Britain's Jenson Button of the McLaren-Mercedes team.
The race began in a rather messy fashion. This was due to some aggressive maneuvering from different drivers. Nico Hulkenberg of the Williams team had a slow start.
This resulted in Vitaly Petrov of Renault being unable to avoid him as he worked to better his position. Consequently, Hulkenberg retired on lap 1 as did Petrov, due to their entanglement.
Felipe Massa of Ferrari caused his own brand of chaos on the first lap, first corner. He made a rash move down the inside of Hulkenberg's Williams car.
He then shot across the track and rammed into the Force India car of Vitantonio Liuzzi on the outside of Turn One. The result, Vitantonio Liuzzi left the race on the first lap as did Massa.
Lucas di Grassi of Virgin had the misfortune of not even starting the Japanese F1 Grand Prix. He experienced a massive shunt in his car during his out lap on the way to the starting grid. It was a case of being out of contention before the festivities even began.
Robert Kubica's day ended in disappointment on the second lap of the race. His right rear wheel flew off as he followed behind the safety car. The safety car was necessary because of the rash of mishaps at the start of the Grand Prix race.
Once the mayhem subdued, the Japanese Grand Prix was a matter-of-fact affair. Sebastian Vettel was in complete control the whole way.
He withstood pressure from Mark Webber, and performed brilliantly with his finely-tuned Red Bull race car. This secured Vettel his third victory of the season and a much needed 25 Championship points.
Mark Webber, while close to Vettel, couldn't quite catch him and scored 18 Championship points and second place on the podium. He subsequently concentrated his efforts on fending of Ferrari's Fernando Alonso.
Alonso finished third, to gain a podium position and 15 points. Alonso has now made the podium three races in a row.
Fourth place in the 2010 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix went to Jenson Button. Unable to match the pace of Red Bull and Ferrari, it was nonetheless a quality drive for the ever-consistent Button. He earned 12 points for his efforts.
Button's McLaren-Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton of Britain came in fifth in this years F1 race at Suzuka. He lost third gear and had to run with fourth to seventh gear for the rest of the day.
This hampered his efforts, but he managed to stay in the top five and scored 10 Championship points. It was a case of "it could have been worse" for the talented F1 driver.
Michael Schumacher of Mercedes GP had a solid race and finished sixth, good enough for eight points. Kamui Kobayashi and Nick Heidfeld of BMW Sauber-Ferrari finished seventh and eighth respectively. This garnered them six and four points, respectively.
Rounding out the top ten finishers was Rubens Barrichello of Williams-Cosworth and Sebastien Buemi of STR-Ferrari. Barrichello received two points well Buemi scored a single Championship point.
Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP, typically a feisty challenger who challenges, left the race on lap 48 with a wheel loss. Force India's Adrian Sutil retired from the race on lap 45 after blowing his engine.
While not the most exciting race of the year, the Japanese Grand Prix certainly made the Driver and Constructors Championships tight. Mark Webber leads the Drivers with 220 points.
In second spot are Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel, each tied with 206 points. Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button follow with 192 and 189 points.
In the Constructors Standings RBR-Renault leads with 426 points. In second is McLaren-Mercedes with 381 points. Ferrari sits in third position with 334 points.
Before the industry can book their 2011 holidays is the first ever Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix.
With just three F1 races remaining, it's knee-knocking, finger nail biting time in the Formula 1 paddocks. Much is at stake, monetarily, prestige, and bragging rights-wise as the season winds down. The top teams are certainly tapping into all their resources to get them over the top to victory for this year.
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