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Suzuka winner Jenson Button says the Japanese Grand Prix result shows that Formula 1 is in for a highly competitive end to the season, despite Sebastian Vettel clinching the world championship today.
Button’s victorious McLaren finished just 1.1 seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso at Suzuka, with Vettel’s Red Bull a further 0.8s behind.
“It gives us as a team a lot of motivation,” said Button. “It is good to see three different cars within three seconds, it shows how competitive F1 is at the moment.”
The result was Button’s first win for McLaren in a totally dry race, and his third of the season. He praised the improvements the team has made recently.
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“I need to say a big thanks to the team for the improvements we had over the last few races and today they were impeccable, congratulations to them,” said Button. Yahoo! Eurosport UK
Australian Mark Webber was fourth for Red Bull, eight seconds adrift of Button, while Briton Lewis Hamilton of McLaren had another controversial race, clashing again with Felipe Massa of Ferrari en route to finishing fifth.
Schumacher was sixth for Mercedes, briefly leading the race after the final round of pit stops, while Massa was seventh.
Mexican Sergio Perez came through from 17th on the grid to take eighth for Sauber with a two-stop strategy, while German Nico Rosberg drove his Mercedes from second-last on the grid to finish 10th. AFP
Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired 1 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 30:53.4 2 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari +1.1 secs 3 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault +2.0 secs 4 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault +8.0 secs 5 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes +24.2 secs 6 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes +27.1 secs 7 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari +28.2 secs 8 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari +39.3 secs 9 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault +42.6 secs 10 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes +44.3 secs 11 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes +54.4 secs 12 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes +62.3 secs 13 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari +63.7 secs 14 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth +64.1 secs 15 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari +66.6 secs 16 9 Bruno Senna Renault +72.6 secs 17 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth +74.1 secs 18 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault +87.8 secs 19 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault +96.1 secs 20 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth +2 Laps 21 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth +2 Laps 22 22 Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth +2 Laps 23 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth +3 Laps Ret 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari Wheel
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