Japanese F1 GP 2009 Qualifying: Three Red flag

AFP/B.GUAY

Sebastian Vettel managed to grab pole position F1 Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit, Sunday (4 / 10/2009). German origin of Red Bull driver team is the best time to carve out 1 minute 32.160 seconds in qualifying, Saturday (3 / 10/2009), which were colored red flag raising three times because of an accident.

Webber appeared very unusual. A total of three qualifying he mastered and pebalap competing with Toyota, Jarno Trulli, and the winner of F1 Singapore, Lewis Hamilton, the McLaren team.

This is his first pole position since the F1 race at Silverstone circuit in England. Chances to win depend on the perfection of the start and the team strategies in fuel injection and brought in the gas tank.

Moreover, at his side was Trulli, then occupied behind Hamilton and Adrian Sutil. This pebalap third in the last two races showed improved performance. They were very quick off the starting line.

Meanwhile, the top holders while Jenson Button took the start at number seven. As for his team mate, Rubens Barrichello, was fifth. However, both the start position and annulled by the race director, they were both worn down 5 grid penalty for violating the speed when the yellow flag flying.

A similar fate experienced by Adrian Sutil. He also hit penalty down five grid, so it does not assist Hamilton in the second row. Similar penalties are also accepted Fernando Alonso had to start in order to 17.

Three red flags
Qualifications had dyed red flag flutter, of whom experienced an accident Timo Glock at the corner of "S" from understeer. So the hardness, the car outside the track and into gravel and then hit the barrier.

Toyota team Pebalap immediately taken to an ambulance after a car out of the cockpit. Before long, he was flown by helicopter.

As many as two other red flags flutter occurs in the second round of qualifying (Q2). First, when pebalap Toro Rosso, Jaime Alquersuri, hit the barrier at the Degner corner from too wide. Lucky, the man from Spain was not injured and could be declared the race tomorrow.

The second flag flutter occurred last few minutes of Q2. Pebalap Sebastien Buemi drove out the corner Spoon. Broken front wing marshall to make a yellow flag that actually derail the struggle of two teams pebalap Brawn to improve his time.

F1 GP Suzuka Japan 2009 Qualifying session results:
1. Webber Red Bull-Renault
2. Trulli Toyota
3. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
4. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber
5. Raikkonen Ferrari
6. Rosberg Williams-Toyota
7. Kubica BMW-Sauber
8. Sutil Force India-Mercedes *
9. Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes *
10. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari
11. Button Brawn-Mercedes *
12. Fisichella Ferrari
13. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes **
14. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari *
15. Nakajima Williams-Toyota
16. Grosjean Renault
17. Alonso Renault *
18. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes **
19. Glock Toyota ***
20. Webber Red Bull-Renault ***

* 5 grid penalty
** 5 grid penalty for gearbox change
*** New chassis, start from the pit lane