Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg qualified in third and six
places today for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.
* The gusty conditions during Qualifying saw a peak wind
speed of 10.3 m/s and a minimum of 3.8 m/s
* The session also saw unusually close gaps, with the top
six in less than half a second and top 10 less than a second
* Lewis’ tyre usage was as follows: Q1, prime / Q2, new option + new option / Q3, used option + new option
* Nico’s tyre usage was as follows: Q1, prime + new option /
Q2, used option + new option / Q3, new option