Red Bull goes 1-2 in Japan
2010-10-10 09:56
FERNANDO WHO?: After claiming victory at the Japanese GP, Sebastian Vettel is now tied for second place in the championship.
Red Bull converted its dominant Sunday morning late qualifying form to a 1-2 finish at the 2010 Japanese Formula 1 GP.
Sebatian Vettel cruised to victory, 0.9sec ahead of team mate (and championship leader) Mark Webber. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso took the bottom step on the podium.
Intense rain prevented practice on Saturday (requiring race organisers to move grid qualifying to the morning of the race) but the sun shone brightly for Sunday's race.
Behind the podium-finishers were the McLarens of current World champion Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton with Michael Schumacher sixth.
The Japanese F1 faithful who had endured a wretched Saturday waiting in vain for qualifying to start were ecstatic to see local driver Kamui Kobayashi finish seventh in his BMW Sauber.
In terms of the championship, the Japanese GP results leave Red Bull’s Mark Weber on top with 220 points, 14 clear of Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel – who are tied on 206.
Results
1 Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1hr30min27.323
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 +1mn04.038
8 Heidfeld Sauber-Ferrari +1:09.648
9 Barrichello Williams-Cosworth +1min10.846
10 Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari +1min12.806
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
Did Not Finish
Sutil Force India-Mercedes 45 laps
Kubica Renault 4 laps
Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1 lap
Massa Ferrari 1 lap
Petrov Renault 1 lap
Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1lap
Di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 0 laps
