2010 Japanese Grand Prix: the complete F1 Fanatic race weekend review

It’s advantage Red Bull in the championship after a dominant one-two in the Japanese Grand Prix.

Find all the F1 Fanatic coverage of the Suzuka race in one place below – from Friday practice to the post-race review and our live comments on every session.

Race results and reaction

Japanese Grand Prix review – Vettel romps to second Suzuka win

Petrov penalised, Massa spared – Massa escaped penalty for first-lap crash with Liuzzi

Video shows Vettel almost jumped the start – Near-miss for race winner

Japanese Grand Prix fastest laps – Webber pipped his team mate on last lap

Championship points after Japan – Vettel ties with Alonso in second

Japanese Grand Prix result – Third win of 2010 for Vettel

Race analysis

Who was the best driver of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend? – Vote for the driver who impressed you the most

Rate the race: Japan – Your verdict on the Japanese Grand Prix

Japanese Grand Prix stats and facts – Vettel adds to his career tallies – except fastest lap

Japanese Grand Prix analysis – How Schumacher got stuck behind Rosberg

Mercedes admit missed opportunity to keep Schumacher in front of Rosberg – Schumacher lost a shot at fifth place

Detailed analysis of every team and driver in the Japanese Grand Prix

McLaren race review – McLaren’s championship challenge blunted at Suzuka
Red Bull race review – Dominant win for Vettel piles pressure on Webber
Mercedes race review – Schumacher sixth
Ferrari race review – Disaster for Massa
Williams race review – Hulkenberg gets hit
Renault race review – Failure halts Kubica
Force India race review – Sutil’s scare
STR race review – Points at last
Lotus race review – Best finish yet cements Lotus’s position as top new team
HRT race review – Senna’s best finish
Sauber race review – Irrepressible Kobayashi stars in first home race
Virgin race review – Mystery crash

Qualifying

Japanese Grand Prix qualifying postponed – Heavy rain caused qualifying to be delayed

Japanese Grand Prix qualifying – Vettel continues Suzuka dominance with pole

Japanese Grand Prix grid – Another Red Bull lock-out

Hamilton gets five-place grid penalty – Gearbox change for Hamilton

Vettel: Suzuka is "made for our car" – Back-to-back pole position at Suzuka for the Red Bull driver

Hamilton "very happy" but faces protest – Third place in qualifying was best the McLaren driver felt he could achieve

Stewards clear Hamilton after protest – Hamilton spared another grid penalty after Hulkenberg complaint

Japanese Grand Prix pre-race analysis – Button gambles on strategy in Suzuka

Practice

Vettel fastest as Hamilton crashes in FP1 – Hamilton hit the barriers at Degner

First practice analysis – Red Bull dominate first two sectors but Ferrari’s pace is unknown

Vettel stays on top in second practice – Red Bull had an advantage of eight tenths of a second on Friday

Second practice analysis – Red Bull fastest in the dry but rain expected tomorrow

Little running in rain-hit final practice puts qualifying session in doubt – Only two drivers set times in final practice

Ferrari alter livery to mark war deaths – Drivers also wore black armbands

Live blogs

How we saw the Japanese Grand Prix as it unfolded:

Japanese Grand Prix live
Japanese Grand Prix Qualifying live
Japanese Grand Prix Qualifying live
Japanese Grand Prix Practice 3 live
Japanese Grand Prix Practice 2 live
Japanese Grand Prix Practice 1 live

Find coverage of every race this season here: F1 2010 Season

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