Originally Posted by peregine
Hurray, Vettel back to winning ways. What about your man walking on the track. Scary or what.
Hurray, Vettel back to winning ways. What about your man walking on the track. Scary or what.
Qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix, at Suzuka
Seventeen-year-old Max Verstappen was an early pacesetter in first qualifying, but his Toro Rosso stopped because of a mechanical problem.
His car on the track, plus a mix-up over engine settings, meant Jensen Button dropped out in first qualifying.
Rossi, Stevens, Nasr and Ericsson also dropped out, leaving the last four places,
16) Button 17) Ericsson 18) Nasr 19) Stevens 20) Rossi
Fernando Alonso took a gamble on only making only one timed lap in second qualifying, and was only good enough for 11th, so was out at second qualifying.
He was joined by Hulkenberg, Sainz, Maldonado and Verstappen(Max Verstappen’s car unable to run after it stopped in first qualifying)
So,
11)Hulkenberg 12) Sainz 13) Maldonado 14) Alonso 15) Verstappen
Drama in final qualifying as Daniil Kvayt puts a wheel onto the grass and crashes into the barrier, wrecking his Red Bull. Nasty impact, but he is OK. This brings out the red flag.
Final Result in Qualifying for Sunday's Grand Prix
1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 32.584s
2. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 32.660s
3. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1m 33.024s
4. Sebastian Vettel Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 33.245s
5. Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1m 33.337s
6. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 33.347s
7. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault 1m 33.497s
8. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Mercedes 1m 33.967s
9. Daniil Kvyat Red Bull-Renault no time Q3
10. Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes no time Q3
11. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m 34.390s (plus 3 place penalty for contact in Singapore)
12. Carlos Sainz Jr Toro Rosso-Renault 1m 34.453s
13. Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Mercedes 1m 34.497s
14. Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 1m 34.785s
15. Max Verstappen Toro Rosso-Renault no time Q2
16. Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 1m 35.664s
17. Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1m 35.673s
18. Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 1m 35.760s
19. Will Stevens Manor Marussia-Ferrari 1m 38.783s
20. Alexander Rossi Manor Marussia-Ferrari 1m 47.114s
Rachel Divine (10-10-15)
Question, would Lewis Hamilton have got pole position if the red flag had not stopped final qualifying prematurely? Lewis Hamilton has never taken pole here.
Seems to be back to normal, with Mercedes with a clear speed advantage.
JAPANESE GRAND PRIX: How They Finished,
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes-Mercedes 53 laps 1hr 28m 06.208s
2. Nico Rosberg Mercedes-Mercedes +18.9s
3. Sebastian Vettel Ferrari-Ferrari +20.8s
4. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari-Ferrari +33.7s
5. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes +36.7s
6. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes +55.5s
7. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Mercedes +1m 12.2s
8. Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Mercedes +1m 13.5s
9. Max Verstappen Toro Rosso-Renault +1m 35.3s
10. Carlos Sainz Jr Toro Rosso-Renault +1 lap
11. Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda +1 lap
12. Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes +1 lap
13. Daniil Kvyat Red Bull-Renault +1 lap
14. Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari +1 lap
15. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault +1 lap
16. Jenson Button McLaren-Honda +1 lap
17. Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes +2 laps
18. Alexander Rossi Manor-Ferrari +2 laps
19. Will Stevens Manor-Ferrari +3 laps
Retired Felipe Nasr BRZ Sauber-Ferrari with 50 laps completed
Rachel Divine (10-10-15)
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Good news.
The Honda's engine didn't die at the start or during the race
Fernando might be fired due his comments '' GP2 engine'' loved that one
Jason might find something better to do with his time, rather than driving a turtle and try to race.
Congrats to Lewis and Nico as well.
SteveB (27-09-15)
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Good news.
The Honda's engine didn't die at the start or during the race
Fernando might be fired due his comments '' GP2 engine'' loved that one
Jason might find something better to do with his time, rather than driving a turtle and try to race.
Congrats to Lewis and Nico as well.
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Rachel Divine (01-10-15)
Max Verstappen has passed his road-car driving test on his 18th birthday.
He is Formula 1's youngest ever driver but Belgian-born Dutchman Max Verstappen was unable to drive a road car legally in either Belgium or the Netherlands.
Rachel Divine (01-10-15)
There has been a big crash at the Russian GP final practice. Carlos Sainz's Toro Rosso has had a head-on at Turn 13 and car is buried deeply into the barriers, with the medical crew in attendance.
This has red-flagged the final practice and it will not be restarted.
Last edited by SteveB; 10-10-15 at 09:49.
Carlos Sainz is now in the medical centre. He is conscious, and reported to be OK. 200MPH crash.
Qualifying at 13:00 today. Only a couple of hours.
Qualifying for Russian Grand Prix.
Race 12:00 tomorrow (Sunday)
1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 37.113s
2. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 37.433s
3. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1m 37.912s
4. Sebastian Vettel Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 37.965s
5. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 38.348s
6. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m 38.659s
7. Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 1m 38.691s
8. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Mercedes 1m 38.787s
9. Max Verstappen Toro Rosso-Renault 1m 38.924s
10. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault 1m 39.728s
11. Daniil Kvyat Red Bull-Renault 1m 39.214s
12. Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 1m 39.323s
13. Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 1m 39.763s
14. Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Mercedes 1m 39.811s
15. Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1m 39.895s
16. Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 1m 40.144s[will be demoted because of penalty]
17. Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1m 40.660s
18. Will Stevens Manor Marussia-Ferrari 1m 43.693s
19. Roberto Merhi Manor Marussia-Ferrari 1m 43.804s[will be demoted because of penalty]
Carlos Sainz Jr Toro Rosso-Renault [did not take part due to earlier crash]
Rachel Divine (11-10-15)
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