He didn’t look that sharp in 3rd round quali. That time Vettel put up is impressive considering the nearest rival team is almost 1/2 a sec behind him.
In his announcement, Schumi looked like someone ran over his favorite dog.
I was rooting for Kobayashi. Best starting position for a Japanese driver at the GP of Japan—with Button’s 5 place penalty, he’ll be 3rd on the grid.