Good points
- Red Bull (Sebastian Vettel race win; Mark Webber finished 2nd)
- Romain Grosjean (finished 3rd)
- Fernando Alonso (finished 4th, ahead of future team-mate Kimi Räikkonen)
- Sauber (Nico Hülkenberg, finished 6th; Esteban Gutiérrez finished 7th)
- Charles Pic (finished 18th, ahead of Max Chilton)
Bad points
- Sergio Pérez (finished 15th)
- Lewis Hamilton (DNF, Collision damage from Sebastian Vettel on the first lap)
- Giedo van der Garde (DNF, Collision with Jules Bianchi)
- Jules Bianchi (DNF, Collision with Giedo van der Garde)
It was not another dominating race weekend from Sebastian Vettel in the Red Bull. But, more of a challenging weekend for the current F1 world champion, started second for Sundays race and battling the lead against Romain Grosjean and Mark Webber throughout the race, until lap 42, were he take the lead the race after Mark Webber pitted for tyres to conclude for his fifth Grand Prix win in a row and his ninth Grand Prix win of the season.
Sebastian Vettel still leads the drivers' championship from 77 points to 90 points ahead of Fernando Alonso in the standings with four races to go, and can win the drivers' title in India in two weeks time if he finishes 5th or higher, even if Fernando Alonso wins the race.
Meanwhile, Mark Webber finished in second place in the other Red Bull to concluded a Red Bull one-two finish at Suzuka. While Romain Grosjean finished in third place in the Lotus, one of his best race performances of the season and a strong possibility of winning the Japanese Grand Prix, were he lead half of the race.
Next stop the Indian Grand Prix in two weeks time.
End of blog for now, new post soon. Bye.
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