Sebastian Vettel kept alive his outside chance of winning the Formula One world championship after the Red Bull driver led from pole to win the Japanese Grand Prix.
The German crossed the line 4.8 seconds ahead of Jarno Trulli’s Toyota with Lewis Hamilton grabbing third for McLaren. The Press Association
“Woo-hoo, It’s our race, our race,” Vettel screamed over his radio after crossing the finish line first.
“I think the last couple of races has been a little bit up and down,” Vettel said. “Sometimes we had the pace, and sometimes we didn’t. Finally we made it, so it’s good to be back in first position on Sunday.” MiamiHerald.com
Kimi Raikkonen finished fourth for Ferrari ahead of German duo Nico Rosberg (Williams) and Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber). CNN International
POS DRIVER ENTRANT TIME/RETIRE 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1h28m20.443 2 Jarno Trulli Toyota 4.877 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 6.472 4 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 7.94 5 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 8.793 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 9.509 7 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 10.641 8 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 11.474 9 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 11.777 10 Fernando Alonso Renault 13.065 11 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 13.735 12 Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 14.596 13 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 14.959 14 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 15.734 15 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 17.973 16 Romain Grosjean Renault 1 Lap 17 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 2 Laps
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