 ay three summary of the action from Fuji
Japanese GP- Team Analysis - Race
| 12/10/08 17:30 |
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Williams Toyota: The only Japanese driver in the Fuji field had a good weekend but picked up heavy damage in the first lap carnage and finished dead last. A minute behind the winner, Nico Rosberg finished 11th, lamenting an awful run off the line. "Our starts were great at the beginning of the season, but now they are poor," technical boss Sam Michael said.
McLaren Mercedes: A very bad race and no points for championship leader Hamilton, but rival Massa's problems mean he is still leading the drivers' table by five points with two races to go. The Briton locked up and pushed Raikkonen wide in the first corner, incurring another controversial penalty, before a collision with Massa attracted a penalty for the Ferrari driver. "I guess things could have been worse," said team boss Ron Dennis. Heikki Kovalainen retired from third place with a rare Mercedes engine failure.
Honda: The only finisher behind the lapped Hondas, led again on Sunday by Rubens Barrichello, was Williams' Nakajima. Jenson Button enjoyed an excellent start off the grid, as did his team-mate, but finished just 14th with the uncompetitive RA108. "The tyres quickly grained and he lost all of that advantage," team boss Ross Brawn explained.
Force India Ferrari: Of the five non-finishers, two of them were Force Indias. Adrian Sutil had burst up to tenth from a great start when a tyre failed on lap nine. Giancarlo Fisichella also raced off the last row of the grid amid the start chaos but retired with a broken gearbox. "At least we are fighting again," he said.
Source: GMM
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