Sebastian Vettel (1st, 1m 30.785s) “Friday was a good day for us and after yesterday, with the horrible conditions, we didn’t know what to expect today. We were thinking the track might be wet, but the sun was strong this morning and so the track was dry. The car feels fantastic around here, especially in the first sector. It’s always very enjoyable so, all in all, a good start to the day - but obviously the race is still to come.”

Mark Webber (2nd, 1m 30.853s) “I had a good battle with Sebastian, there wasn’t much between us. The car worked well in qualifying and we’re looking pretty strong. I’d like to be on pole of course, but starting on the front row is not a bad way to start the day and I can get some good points from there. It’s a pretty compressed programme with the important part still to come; I’m looking forward to it.”

Christian Horner, Red Bull team principal“It’s unusual to have qualifying on a Sunday morning, but both drivers did an excellent job and the session was well executed by the team. A Red Bull one-two is a great start to the day and hopefully we can convert it this afternoon.”

2010 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX

Pos No Driver Team1 5 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault  2 6 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 3 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 4 11 Robert Kubica Renault 5 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 6 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 7 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP  8 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth  9 10 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth  10 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 11 22 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber-Ferrari 12 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 13 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 14 23 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 15 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 16 17 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari  17 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 18 16 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 19 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 20 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 21 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 22 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 23 21 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth  24 20 Sakon Yamamoto HRT-Cosworth