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12 Oct 2008

Qualifying analysis - how costly Massa’s mistake?

VOTE

Raikkonen is on the front row, but Massa is the title contender. Which Ferrari will finish higher in Japan on Sunday?

Felipe Massa
start point start point start point 47.80%
Kimi Raikkonen
start point start point start point 47.29%
Don't know
start point start point start point 4.91%

GALLERY

Japanese Grand Prix atmosphere

  • Formula Unas, Japanese Grand Prix 2008, Fuji Speedway, Saturday, 11 October 2008. © Martin Trenkler / Reporter Images
  • Atmosphere, Japanese Grand Prix 2008, Fuji Speedway, Saturday, 11 October 2008. © Martin Trenkler / Reporter Images
  • A Bridgestone tyre, Japanese Grand Prix 2008, Fuji Speedway, Saturday, 11 October 2008. © Martin Trenkler / Reporter Images
  • Lewis Hamilton (GBR), McLaren, McLaren Mercedes MP4-23, Japanese Grand Prix 2008, Fuji Speedway, Saturday, 11 October 2008. © Martin Trenkler / Reporter Images
  • Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) in the pit lane, Ferrari, Ferrari F2008, Japanese Grand Prix 2008, Fuji Speedway, Saturday, 11 October 2008. © Martin Trenkler / Reporter Images
  • Lewis Hamilton (GBR) during a pit stop, McLaren, McLaren Mercedes MP4-23, Japanese Grand Prix 2008, Fuji Speedway, Saturday, 11 October 2008. © Martin Trenkler / Reporter Images

BRIDGESTONE GO GREEN

In the environmental groove

Bridgestone's F1 tyres will feature green grooves at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix to support the FIA's Make Cars Green campaign...

JAPANESE CLASSICS

1989 - Senna versus Prost

How McLaren team mates Ayrton and Alain came to blows at Suzuka - and how Benetton's Alessandro Nannini came to score his only F1 win...

GALLERY

Japanese Grand Prix - Saturday at Fuji Speedway

  • The sun sets over Fujj speedway Formula One World Championship, Rd16, Japanese Grand Prix, Qualifying Day, Fuji Speedway, Japan, Saturday, 11 October 2008
  • Helmet of Timo Glock (GER) Toyota. Formula One World Championship, Rd16, Japanese Grand Prix, Qualifying Day, Fuji Speedway, Saturday, 11 October 2008
  • Lewis Hamilton (GBR) McLaren. Formula One World Championship, Rd16, Japanese Grand Prix, Qualifying Day, Fuji Speedway, Saturday, 11 October 2008
  • Flavio Briatore (ITA) Renault F1 Managing Director talks with Franz Tost (AUT) Scuderia Toro Rosso Team Principal. Formula One World Championship, Rd16, Japanese Grand Prix, Qualifying Day, Fuji Speedway, Saturday, 11 October 2008
  • Robert Kubica (POL) BMW Sauber F1.08 makes a pit stop Formula One World Championship, Rd16, Japanese Grand Prix, Qualifying Day, Fuji Speedway, Japan, Saturday, 11 October 2008
  • Green markings on a Bridgestone tyre Formula One World Championship, Rd16, Japanese Grand Prix, Qualifying Day, Fuji Speedway, Japan, Saturday, 11 October 2008

WAITING IN THE WINGS

Toyota's Kamui Kobayashi

Despite being based in Germany, Toyota have more than their fair share of Japanese workers - most notably their up-and-coming third driver...

THE GENTLE TOUCH

A flying lap of Fuji Speedway

Honda reserve Alex Wurz explains why the smallest of errors can cost you huge chunks of time around the Japanese Grand Prix circuit...

GALLERY

Japanese Grand Prix highlights

  • James Hunt (GBR) McLaren M26 took his tenth and final GP victory in the last race of the season. Japanese Grand Prix, Rd 17, Mount Fuji, Japan, 23 October 1977.
  • Race winner Michael Schumacher (GER) Ferrari F2002 leads at the start of the race. Formula One World Championship, Rd17, Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka, Japan, 13 October 2002.
  • Mika Hakkinen (FIN) Mclaren MP4-15 1999 Champion embraces Michael Schumacher (GER) Ferrari F1 2000. World Champion 2000, right Japanese GP, Suzuka, 8 October 2000
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 14:59:43
Hamilton takes his sixth pole of the season
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 15:00:56
Kovalainen sets an excellent lap time to go third quickest
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 14:55:29
Onboard with Alonso, who will be delighted to start on the second row
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 14:58:57
Raikkonen raised his game and will start from the front row of the grid
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 14:58:54
Massa will be looking for a good start in the race after posting the fifth-quickest time
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 14:42:09
Webber won't be happy with starting Sunday's race from 13th in the Red Bull
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 14:45:22
Coulthard will start from 11th after just missing the Q1 cut
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 14:39:39
Piquet also struggles and will start the race from 12th place
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 14:43:17
Japan's Nakajima will start a disappointing 14th
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 14:42:04
Rosberg has a poor Q2 and will start the race 15th
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 14:29:37
Raikkonen in Q1
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 14:23:18
A disappointed Sutil will start the race from 19th, ahead of team mate Fisichella
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 14:23:45
Button gets out of his car after qualifying 18th, one place behind team mate Barrichello
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 14:21:46
Heidfeld returns to the garage after finishing Q1 in 16th
CAPTURED SAT Qual at 14:00:00
Piquet and Nakajima are first out for qualifying
CAPTURED SAT Prac at 12:00:27
Kubica takes advantage of a drying track to set the fastest lap at the end of third practice
CAPTURED SAT Prac at 11:52:15
Raikkonen spins the Ferrari coming out of Turn 16, which is the position he finishes practice in.
CAPTURED SAT Prac at 11:45:14
Trulli rectifies a spin in the Toyota
CAPTURED SAT Prac at 11:39:38
Glock locks a wheel and finds himself sliding into the infamous Turn One
CAPTURED SAT Prac at 11:28:35
Nakajima follows Alonso off soon after
CAPTURED SAT Prac at 11:27:35
The corner at the end of the start-finish straight seems a little slippery, as Alonso finds out
CAPTURED SAT Prac at 11:19:36
Bourdais loses grip at Turn One and slides wide
CAPTURED SAT Prac at 11:11:08
Button gets in some early laps on a clear track
CAPTURED SAT Prac at 11:02:24
Visibility is poor in the spray, as seen onboard with Hamilton
CAPTURED SAT Prac at 11:00:16
Nico Rosberg is first out in Practice Three, on a drying track

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LAST RACE

Singapore
01 F.Alonso 1:57:16.304
02 N.Rosberg +2.9 secs
03 L.Hamilton +5.9 secs
Fastest Lap
K.Räikkönen 1:45.599
Pole Position
F.Massa 1:44.801

DRIVER STANDINGS

01 Lewis Hamilton 84
02 Felipe Massa 77
03 Robert Kubica 64
04 Kimi Räikkönen 57
05 Nick Heidfeld 56
06 Heikki Kovalainen 51
07 Fernando Alonso 38
08 Sebastian Vettel 27
09 Jarno Trulli 26
10 Timo Glock 20
11 Mark Webber 20
12 Nico Rosberg 17
13 Nelsinho Piquet 13
14 Rubens Barrichello 11

CONSTRUCTOR STANDINGS

01 McLaren-Mercedes 135
02 Ferrari 134
03 BMW Sauber 120
04 Renault 51
05 Toyota 46
06 STR-Ferrari 31
07 Red Bull-Renault 28
08 Williams-Toyota 26
09 Honda 14
10 Force India-Ferrari 0