2013 Korean Grand Prix Review, a few thoughts on the race itself, Japanese Grand Prix Predictions

A quick review of yesterdays Korean Grand Prix, a few thoughts on the race itself and predictions for this weekends Japanese Grand Prix.

Good points

• Sebastian Vettel (pole to finished with a race win)
• Lotus (Kimi Raikkonen, finished 2nd; Romain Grosjean, finished 3rd)
• Nico Hülkenberg (finished 10th)
• Charles Pic (finished 14th, ahead of his team-mate Giedo van der Garde and Marussia drivers)

Bad points

• Mark Webber (DNF, Collision from Adrian Sutil)
• Force India (Adrian Sutil, DNF, Collision damage from an accident with Mark Webber; Paul di Resta, DNF, Accident)
• Toro Rosso (Daniel Ricciardo, DNF, Brakes; Jean-Éric Vergne, DNF, Suspension)
• Charles Pic (ten-grid place penalty for Japanese Grand Prix after picking up his third reprimands of the season because he failed to slow sufficiently under yellow flags)
• Jules Bianchi (three-grid penalty for Korean Grand Prix after blocking Paul di Resta in Q1, after that a ten-grid place penalty for Japanese Grand Prix after picking up his third reprimands of the season because he failed to slow sufficiently under yellow flags)

Overall, I thought it was a good race to watch. However, it was another dominating race weekend from Sebastian Vettel in the Red Bull, from pole position on Saturday to conclude with a fastest lap of the race day and a race win on Sunday to give Sebastian his eighth Grand Prix win of the season.

Sebastian Vettel still leads the drivers' championship from 60 points to 77 points ahead of Fernando Alonso in the standings with five races to go.

Meanwhile, Kimi Räikkönen finishing in second place in the Lotus. While Romain Grosjean finished in third place in the other Lotus, one of his best race performances of the season.

And so to this weekends Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka and predictions for the race. So predictions for the race itself, Sebastian Vettel for the win in his Red Bull, Kimi Räikkönen second in the Lotus, and Lewis Hamilton third in the Mercedes. Don't forget Mark Webber, Romain Grosjean, Nico Rosberg, Nico Hülkenberg, the two Ferrari drivers, or even the two McLaren drivers either for a podium position.

Before I go, here's a screen shot of Mark Webber Red Bull in flames using a different camera than usual. Enjoy.



End of blog for now. New post soon. Bye.