[E90SLAM]

Originally Posted by GT3 Tim

Wow... they did a wonderful job. Can't wait for the race! Thanks for all the cool pics.

Two comments...

Those stadium seat have no backs. I would think if you are replacing all the seating, why not put in ones with backs?

The "rodent" driving the car on the entrance sign if funny. The Japanese crack me up with all the cortoon crap they do.

I guess its the cost and fewer things to break....less maintenance required....

Plus its not like a Football game where people eat and drink while watching the game / race.....as you notice there's no cup holders too....

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Morning pics!

[KonigsTiger]

Off to the races it is then!

[KANdaddy]

Bernie looks like a walking corpse. Can't wait til his era in F1 is over and done!

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[MontegoblueE92]

Nakajima almost had the top time of practice 1, but Kovalainen took it away in the closing seconds.

[KANdaddy]

Originally Posted by MontegoblueE92

Nakajima almost had the top time of practice 1, but Kovalainen took it away in the closing seconds.

Frak!....spoiler much???

[MontegoblueE92]

Originally Posted by KANdaddy

Frak!....spoiler much???

They don't broadcast practice 1 anyway. They only show practice 2, which is currently on.

[E90SLAM]

Stupid rain....teams hold off on session 2 until the last 30 mins or so....to preserve rain tires
but watching the paper boat going down the pitlane was still more exciting then Valencia...

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Insane qualifying sessions!!!!!!!

[BudVlad]

It was worth waking up early unlike the practice when I was watching rain.

[E90SLAM]

For the 2009 season, the FIA are making public the weights of all cars ahead of the race start to help give an idea of relative fuel loads. The cars that made Q3 are weighed after qualifying, while the weights of the remaining cars must be declared by their teams shortly after the session.

Below is the provisional grid for the Japanese Grand Prix with each car's weight. Note - Brawn GP’s Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello, Force India’s Adrian Sutil, Renault’s Fernando Alonso were all handed five-place grid penalties for failing to slow adequately under yellow flags. Toro Rosso’s Sebastien Buemi received an identical penalty for impeding other cars and causing a potential hazard to other drivers.

Force India's Vitantonio Liuzzi and McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen both have five-place penalties for gearbox changes. Red Bull’s Mark Webber and Toyota’s Timo Glock will start from the pit lane after swapping to new chassis and hence have no fuel restrictions.

Note that the final starting order may change depending on the order in which penalties were deemed to have been applied. A final grid will be published by the FIA on Sunday morning.

1. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 658.5kg
2. Jarno Trulli, Toyota, 655.5
3. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 656
4. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 660
5. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 661
6. Nico Rosberg, Williams, 684.5
7. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, 686
8. Adrian Sutil, Force India, 650
9. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP, 660.5
10. Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, 682.5
11. Jenson Button, Brawn GP, 658.5
12. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren, 675
13. Giancarlo Fisichella, Ferrari, 661.5
14. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, 665.4
15. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, 695.7
16. Romain Grosjean, Renault, 691.8
17. Fernando Alonso, Renault, 689.5
18. Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India, 682.5
19. Timo Glock, Toyota, n/a
20. Mark Webber, Red Bull, n/a

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlin.../10/10041.html

[BudVlad]

Order by the car weight:
(car + driver is 605 kg)

Adrian Sutil, Force India, 650
Jarno Trulli, Toyota, 655.5
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 656
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 658.5
Jenson Button, Brawn GP, 658.5
Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 660
Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP, 660.5
Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 661
Giancarlo Fisichella, Ferrari, 661.5
Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, 665.4
Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren, 675
Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, 682.5
Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India, 682.5
Nico Rosberg, Williams, 684.5
Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, 686
Fernando Alonso, Renault, 689.5
Romain Grosjean, Renault, 691.8
Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, 695.7

[G-Mach1]

These orders are before the penalty . Grid is going to look different once the penalty is applied.

[MontegoblueE92]

Originally Posted by G-Mach1

These orders are before the penalty . Grid is going to look different once the penalty is applied.

E90Slam's list looks accurate as of right now.

[JTdrivin1]

That qualifying was ridiculous. Now that Jenson is so far back after the penalty, Vettel has a pretty good chance to keep the chase alive.

F1 is so money... If they race in Montreal next year, I am totally going.

[E90SLAM]

Updated Grid and Pre-Race weight. As of Saturday, October 3, 2009. 6:46pm Pacific Time.

Below is Sunday morning's provisional grid for the Japanese Grand Prix with each car's weight. Note - Brawn GP’s Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello, Force India’s Adrian Sutil, Renault’s Fernando Alonso were all handed five-place grid penalties for failing to slow adequately under yellow flags. Toro Rosso’s Sebastien Buemi received an identical penalty for impeding other cars and causing a potential hazard to other drivers.

Force India's Vitantonio Liuzzi and McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen both have five-place penalties for gearbox changes. Red Bull’s Mark Webber will start from the pit lane after swapping to new chassis and hence have no fuel restrictions. Toyota's Timo Glock will not start following his heavy crash in qualifying.

The various penalties were applied in the order in which the corresponding offences were committed.

1. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 658.5kg
2. Jarno Trulli, Toyota, 655.5
3. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 656
4. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 660
5. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 661
6. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP, 660.5
7. Nico Rosberg, Williams, 684.5
8. Adrian Sutil, Force India, 650
9. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, 686
10. Jenson Button, Brawn GP, 658.5
11. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren, 675
12. Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, 682.5
13. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, 665.4
14. Giancarlo Fisichella, Ferrari, 661.5
15. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, 695.7
16. Fernando Alonso, Renault, 689.5
17. Romain Grosjean, Renault, 691.8
18. Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India, 682.5
19. Mark Webber, Red Bull, n/a

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlin.../10/10041.html

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[Blake]

finally a race i can watch live!