F1 is back at Suzuka
FIA has released the Japanese GP post qualifying weights. Sebastian Vettel is a slightly heavier than Jarno Trulli and Lewis Hamilton. Nico Rosberg and Robert Kubica gained several places thanks to grid penalties to several drivers who qualified ahead of them. They are the heaviest among the top ten with perhaps 10 laps of fuel more than the cars around them. Barrichello and Button dropped down to midfield.
Here are the post qualifying weights and expected revised grid. The grid however may not be final yet, further changes are possible … FIA has announced they will not officially publish the grid until the morning because of the doubts over Glock
1. Sebastian Vettel – 658.5
2. Jarno Trulli – 655.5
3. Lewis Hamilton – 656.0
4. Nick Heidfeld – 660.0
5. Kimi Räikkönen – 661.0
6. Rubens Barrichello – 660.5 (penalty)
7. Adrian Sutil – 650.0 (penalty)
8. Nico Rosberg – 684.5*
9. Jenson Button – 658.5
10. Robert Kubica – 686.0*
11. Heikki Kovalainen – 675.0 (penalty, gearbox)
12. Sébastien Buemi – 665.4* (penalty)
13. Jaime Alguersuari – 682.5*
14. Giancarlo Fisichella – 661.5*
15. Kazuki Nakajima – 695.7*
16. Fernando Alonso – 689.5* (penalty)
17. Romain Grosjean – 691.8*
18. Vitantonio Liuzzi – 682.5* (penalty, gearbox)
19. Timo Glock (penalty – change of chassis) (Toyota will decide on Sunday whether Glock will race)
20. Mark Webber (will start from the pitlane)
*declared weight
Car numbers 10 (Glock) and 14 (Webber) will have a change of survival cell following the qualifying practice session. Therefore no restrictions on fuel load are applied according to Article 28.2 of 2009 Formula One Sporting Regulations.
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