Top five drivers of the Japanese GP

Sebastian Vettel won an amazing trio between him, Webber and Grosjean in Japan to take his ninth victory of the season. Vettel managed his tyres right from the start and reaped benefits at the end of the race. Mark Webber was the only one of the three to complete the race on a three stop strategy and could only finish in second, despite starting the race from pole position. Grosjean meanwhile stormed into the lead at the start of the race but ultimately lost out to the faster Red Bulls on his way to third place. Nico Hulkenberg was again impressive in the Sauber while his teammate Esteban Gutierrez scored his first points with a great drive from 14th on the grid. Here are our top 5 drivers of the Japanese Grand Prix but who was YOUR driver of the Day? Answer in the poll or the comments section at the end of the article. Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel took his ninth victory of the season with a great drive from second on the grid. The German driver managed his tyres right from the start and with some good strategic calls from Red Bull, he was able to take his fourth win at Suzuka from his five outings at the venue. He now only needs to finish in top 5 in India, irrespective of where Alonso finished to take his fourth world title. Vettel made a poor getaway from first row of the grid and lost out to Lotus? Romain Grosjean and Mercedes? Lewis Hamilton. While Grosjean could safely pass him on the inside, Hamilton got a puncture after making contact with the German. Vettel was initially concerned about his front wing but the team made it clear that there was no damage to his car. From there, Vettel maintained a two second gap to second placed Webber until the first round of pit stops, effectively managed his tyres in the process. This meant that he could run longer than both Grosjean and Webber in his first stint(14 laps to Webber?s 11 and Grosjean?s 12). But it was his second 23 lap stint on hard tyres that set up the base for his fifth consecutive win of the season. During this stint, the 26 year old managed his tyres beautifully while lapping consistently in 1:37s. Grosjean, meanwhile was running on a old set of tyres during his second stint and lost out massively to Vettel. He was forced to pit on lap 29 while Vettel could wait eight laps longer to make his final stop. After his stop it was easy for Vettel to get past Grosjean and stand on the top step of the podium for a fourth time in Japan.

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