Japanese Grand Prix 2014 – The Grid: Mercedes Dominate Ahead of the Race
A few hours before the start of the Japanese Grand Prix F1 race, MotorsInside presents the starting grid, updated with penalties.
After the qualifying session that took place on Saturday morning of which you can read the summary on casinoenligne.uk.com, the editorial team offers you a recap of the starting grid.
Jean-Eric Vergne will suffer a 10-place penalty for a sixth component used as stipulated in the regulations, which relegates him to 20th position. The 22nd position will be occupied by Pastor Maldonado, who is also penalized by 10 places.
Les pneus
The first two days of this Grand Prix saw drivers using the medium and hard compounds provided by Pirelli for this event. However, the presence of a typhoon approaching Japan could bring rain during the race, forcing drivers to use intermediate or extreme wet tires.
**The Forces in Presence**
If the Mercedes drivers were untouchable, the Williams drivers will be their first challengers: Valterri Bottas and Felipe Massa are in the second row ahead of Fernando Alonso. Far from that, the Red Bull drivers struggled to make it to Q3.
| Driver | Team | Driver | Team | |
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | ||
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | ||
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | ||
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Williams | ||
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | ||
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | ||
| 7 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | ||
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren | ||
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | ||
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | ||
| 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India | ||
| 12 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | ||
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | ||
| 14 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber | ||
| 15 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | ||
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | ||
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham | ||
| 18 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | ||
| 19 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham | ||
| 20 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | ||
| 21 | Max Chilton | Marussia | ||
| 22 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus |
