Comments on: Sebastian Vettel takes pole in crash-hit session (Japanese Grand Prix qualifying)

By: CC

CC — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:14:45 +0000

Agreed, yellow = caution…which can’t be seen to be done where the yellow was.

By: Chantel Ryan

Chantel Ryan — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:34:01 +0000

This has the makings of the best race of the season especially if it rains in the later stages.

By: Juan

Juan — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:54:27 +0000

Kers really doesn’t work off the start. That’s more down to the driver himself. I’m more worried about Vettel. When he’s around KERS cars he tends to have really bad starts, and he’s fueled heavier.

By: SaloolaS

SaloolaS — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:12:45 +0000

That was the best qualifying session I have ever seen in my life!

By: adaptalis

adaptalis — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:09:30 +0000

I thought Alonso looked “confused” by the outcome after Q2 at the weighing area where he was still wearing his helmet. He obviously thought the Brawn times should not have been taken and he would have been in the Top 10 and qualified for Q3.

IMO, the times set by those who went through Buemi’s wreck shouldn’t have been taken.

Also, they might have Brawn’s Sector 2 timing based on their Out Laps, which will show something of a comparison whether they lift off or not.

By: D Winn

D Winn — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:46:08 +0000

Car weights are out Keith

By: al_amana

al_amana — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:32:55 +0000

It may well be that he didn’t complete the lap and I have been mislead by the footage. However the outcome of that session isn’t really the issue here. I am simply saying that there is no consistency in these situations, something I know Keith is very passionate about.
The turn around from the crash and the red flag, in Singapore, was pretty quick. Where as today there was probably more debris on the track and in an even more dangerous area and it was only yellow flagged. So once again, as in Singapore, the session should have been red flagged and kay sera sera ………..
As for your obvious attempt at trying to engage me in a verbal stoush by suggesting I am dirty over Vettel being robbed of pole in Singapore, nice try!

By: F1Low

F1Low — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:17:32 +0000

The fact Brawn got into the final session is stupid. They should get the penalty already, what is taking so long.

By: Hakka

Hakka — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:00:45 +0000

True, so you’re basically saying they should use their discretion and point to the unusual surrounding circumstances when they dole out the fine. If they can do that while pointing out that this is just a one-off and other instances off speeding during yellow will result in an on-track penalty, then it might work.

I’m saying they shouldn’t set a precedent of using fines to punish not lifting-off under yellow. It’ll work if they stress that this is a one-off, but I’m not sure how they’d do that.

By: HG

HG — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:59:00 +0000

Alonso commented that he was the only one that slowed down due to the yellow