Japanese GP: Vettel imperial at Suzuka

After the commissioners' decision to impose a simple reprimand on Sebastian Vettel for having embarrassed Fernando Alonso during qualifying, the reigning double world champion won pole for the fourth consecutive year at the Japanese Grand Prix ahead of his teammate Mark Webber. “I am very happy with this result. The car has been fantastic from the start. We didn’t have the best start to the weekend. I wasn't really happy but we managed to gain time little by little. I'm expecting a very good race tomorrow. »

The German also takes his fourth pole of the season and will have a good opportunity to score a third victory at Suzuka. Fernando Alonso will only start from sixth row thanks to Jenson Button's penalty while Kimi Räikkönen will start from seventh row. As for Lewis Hamilton, he will start from ninth position behind his teammate and fellow Briton. “We didn’t finish Q3 by saving our tires a little for the race. The balance of the car was quite good in qualifying and we should also have a good car for tomorrow. We have been able to improve it since yesterday, notably by making progress on consumption and tire degradation. However, you never know what might happen. We have often seen teams have objectives and see things change completely with ten laps to go. »

Even if Sebastian Vettel wins the Japanese GP and leader Fernando Alonso finishes out of the points, the German will not be able to catch up with the Asturian who has a 29-point lead over the driver. Red Bull.