[Formula 1] Japanese Grand Prix: 12 Oct '08

• Kuali Baba

  10 Oct 08, 14:43

  

  Track: Fuji Speedway
  Laps: 67
  Race start: 1230HRS SIN

  Formula 1 returned to Fuji after a 30-year hiatus last year, and torrential rain affect the event on Saturday and Sunday. Wet weather is expected once again this weekend, but with very little dry running previously, expect a few surprises from the likes of Toyota, Williams' home driver Kazuki Nakajima and Fuji veteran Adrian Sutil (Force India).

• Kuali Baba

  10 Oct 08, 18:27

  Japanese Grand Prix free practice session 1 times
  
  1. HAMILTON McLaren 1m18.910s
  2. MASSA Ferrari 1m19.063s
  3. KOVALAINEN McLaren 1m19.279s
  4. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m19.399s
  5. ALONSO Renault 1m19.473s
  6. PIQUET Renault 1m19.743s
  7. VETTEL Toro Rosso 1m20.121s
  8. KUBICA BMW 1m20.160s
  9. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m20.182s
  10. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m20.217s
  11. SUTIL Force India 1m20.288s
  12. ROSBERG Williams 1m20.350s
  13. WEBBER Red Bull 1m20.620s
  14. HEIDFELD BMW 1m20.628s
  15. TRULLI Toyota 1m20.657s
  16. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m20.753s
  17. BUTTON Honda 1m20.769s
  18. GLOCK Toyota 1m20.823s
  19. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m20.905s
  20. FISICHELLA Force India 1m21.104s

  Japanese Grand Prix free practice 2 session times
  
  1. GLOCK Toyota 1m18.383s
  2. ALONSO Renault 1m18.426s
  3. HAMILTON McLaren 1m18.463s
  4. MASSA Ferrari 1m18.491s
  5. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m18.725s
  6. WEBBER Red Bull 1m18.734s
  7. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m18.734s
  8. VETTEL Toro Rosso 1m18.761s
  9. KOVALAINEN McLaren 1m18.803s
  10. TRULLI Toyota 1m18.863s
  11. KUBICA BMW 1m18.865s
  12. PIQUET Renault 1m18.888s
  13. ROSBERG Williams 1m18.981s
  14. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m19.040s
  15. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m19.258s
  16. SUTIL Force India 1m19.287s
  17. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m19.327s
  18. FISICHELLA Force India 1m19.482s
  19. HEIDFELD BMW 1m19.894s
  20. BUTTON Honda 1m19.999s

• Kuali Baba

  11 Oct 08, 20:50

  Japanese Grand Prix free practice session 3 times
  
  1. KUBICA BMW 1m25.087s 
  2. GLOCK Toyota 1m25.171s 
  3. PIQUET Renault 1m25.415s
  4. HEIDFELD BMW 1m25.474s
  5. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m25.563s
  6. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m25.614s
  7. MASSA Ferrari 1m25.709s
  8. WEBBER Red Bull 1m25.785s
  9. ALONSO Renault 1m25.799s
  10. VETTEL Toro Rosso 1m25.880s
  11. HAMILTON McLaren 1m25.901s
  12. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m25.984s
  13. TRULLI Toyota 1m26.013s 
  14. ROSBERG Williams 1m26.213s 
  15. KOVALAINEN McLaren 1m26.239s
  16. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m26.277s
  17. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m26.662s
  18. BUTTON Honda 1m26.922s
  19. SUTIL Force India 1m27.357s
  20. FISICHELLA Force India 1m27.918s

  Japanese GP grid
  
  1. HAMILTON McLaren  
  2. RAIKKONEN Ferrari  
  3. KOVALAINEN McLaren  
  4. ALONSO Renault  
  5. MASSA Ferrari  
  6. KUBICA BMW  
  7. TRULLI Toyota  
  8. GLOCK Toyota  
  9. VETTEL Toro Rosso  
  10. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso  
  11. COULTHARD Red Bull  
  12. PIQUET Renault  
  13. WEBBER Red Bull  
  14. NAKAJIMA Williams  
  15. ROSBERG Williams  
  16. HEIDFELD BMW  
  17. BARRICHELLO Honda  
  18. BUTTON Honda  
  19. SUTIL Force India  
  20. FISICHELLA Force India  

• the Bear

  11 Oct 08, 23:51

  what's with the green tyres?

• Kuali Baba

  12 Oct 08, 07:44

  It's supposed to tie in with FIA's 'Make Your Car Green' initiative.

• Kuali Baba

  12 Oct 08, 15:08

  Japanese Grand Prix result (67 laps)
  
  1. ALONSO Renault
  2. KUBICA BMW +5.2s
  3. RAIKKONEN Ferrari +6.4s
  4. PIQUET Renault +20.5s
  5. TRULLI Toyota +23.7s
  6. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso +34.0s
  7. VETTEL Toro Rosso +39.2s
  8. MASSA Ferrari +46.1s
  9. WEBBER Red Bull +50.8s
  10. HEIDFELD BMW +54.1s
  11. ROSBERG Williams +62.0s
  12. HAMILTON McLaren +78.9s
  13. BARRICHELLO Honda +1 lap
  14. BUTTON Honda +1 lap
  15. NAKAJIMA Williams +1 lap
  R. FISICHELLA Force India +46 laps
  R. KOVALAINEN McLaren +51 laps
  R. SUTIL Force India +59 laps
  R. GLOCK Toyota +61 laps
  R. COULTHARD Red Bull +67 laps

  The accident between Massa and Bourdais is currently being investigated, and either driver might get a time or grid penalty depending on the outcome.

• Kuali Baba

  12 Oct 08, 22:53

  Bourdais has been given a 25-second penalty, and drops to 10th place. Vettel, Massa, Webber and Heidfeld each move up one place.

  I think it wasn't fair. We don't know all the information but it seemed that Bourdais backed off a lot and stuck to the apex as much as possible while Massa went for it. There's a blue light at the end of the pitlane for a reason but while drivers have raced out of it, they've seldom come together like this. It's not a healthy precedent.

• 16/f/lonely

  12 Oct 08, 22:55

  Wow....Renault sure did pretty well this time.

• Kuali Baba

  12 Oct 08, 22:59

  They got it on merit this time. Nelsinho drove very well to 4th place after making a good start. And McLaren were the ones who walked away with no points.

• bizzkit0102

  13 Oct 08, 22:41

  Hamilton was rash and stupid. He didn't have to chase Raikkonen so aggressively at the first corner. Even if he didn't finish first, as long as he finished 3rd for the remaining races he would have been champion. While I don't really support Massa, if there are any reasons that Hamilton should not win the driver's title, this race has shown them all.

• bizzkit0102

  13 Oct 08, 22:43

  Paiseh I think maybe if Hamilton was 3rd all the way and Massa was 1st all the way then he wouldn't win the title.