The 2015 Japanese Grand Prix Thread

[cmlean]

This is the place to discuss everything related to the 14th round of the 2015 season taking place in Suzuka between the 25th and 27th of September.

To submit your 10 'n' Pole Picks for Japan click here, to register in the competition click here

Picks for Japan close at the start of Saturday practice

Track Layout



The event timetable for the Japanese Grand Prix.

Friday
1st Practice 10:00 local time - 01:00 GMT
2nd Practice 14:00 local time - 05:00 GMT

Saturday
Practice 12:00 local time - 03:00 GMT
Qualifying 15:00 local time - 06:00 GMT

Sunday
Race 14:00 local time - 05:00 GMT

[cmlean]

This weekend will be interesting.

Have Mercedes resolved their problems from Singapore?
Will Ferrari make it 2 round wins in a row?
Which Williams will appear?
How will Red Bull perform?
Will Lotus still be Lotus?

Free practice 1 and 2 commence today.

[cmlean]

FP1 Results
1 Carlos Sainz 01:49.4
2 Daniil Kvyat 01:49.9
3 Nico Rosberg 01:50.1
4 Sebastian Vettel 01:50.5
5 Lewis Hamilton 01:50.7
6 Max Verstappen 01:50.9
7 Kimi Raikkonen 01:51.2
8 Felipe Massa 01:52.3
9 Marcus Ericsson 01:53.8
10 Valtteri Bottas 01:54.0

Conditions :- Wet

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FP2 Results
1 Daniil Kvyat 01:48.3
2 Nico Rosberg 01:48.3
3 Lewis Hamilton 01:48.9
4 Daniel Ricciardo 01:49.1
5 Sebastian Vettel 01:50.3
6 Kimi Raikkonen 01:50.3
7 Carlos Sainz 01:50.4
8 Max Verstappen 01:50.5
9 Felipe Nasr 01:51.0
10 Pastor Maldonado 01:51.6

Conditions :- Wet

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FP3 Results

1 Nico Rosberg 01:34.0
2 Lewis Hamilton 01:34.3
3 Daniel Ricciardo 01:34.5
4 Valtteri Bottas 01:34.8
5 Felipe Massa 01:34.9
6 Kimi Raikkonen 01:35.1
7 Max Verstappen 01:35.2
8 Sebastian Vettel 01:35.2
9 Romain Grosjean 01:35.6
10 Carlos Sainz 01:36.0

Conditions:- Dry

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Qualifying Results

Pos. Driver Qualifying
1 Nico Rosberg 01:32.6
2 Lewis Hamilton 01:32.7
3 Valtteri Bottas 01:33.0
4 Sebastian Vettel 01:33.2
5 Felipe Massa 01:33.3
6 Kimi Raikkonen 01:33.3
7 Daniel Ricciardo 01:33.5
8 Romain Grosjean 01:34.0
9 Sergio Perez
10 Daniil Kvyat

11 Nico Hulkenberg 01:34.4
12 Carlos Sainz 01:34.5
13 Pastor Maldonado 01:34.5
14 Fernando Alonso 01:34.8
15 Max Verstappen 01:34.5

16 Jenson Button 01:35.7
17 Marcus Ericsson 01:35.7
18 Felipe Nasr 01:35.8
19 Will Stevens 01:38.8
20 Alexander Rossi 01:47.1

Kvyat crashes in Q3
Verstappen penalized 3 places for track infringement

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Results

Pos. Driver
1 Lewis Hamilton
2 Nico Rosberg
3 Sebastian Vettel
4 Kimi Raikkonen
5 Valtteri Bottas
6 Nico Hulkenberg
7 Romain Grosjean
8 Pastor Maldonado
9 Max Verstappen
10 Carlos Sainz

[cmlean]

Driver of the Day?
I have gone for the Lotus pair so Romain Grosjean.
Considering the turmoil that surrounds the Lotus team at this moment, to come home with both cars in the top ten was a truly exceptional achievement.