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Grid penalties for Button, Barrichello, Alonso, Sutil and Buemi

The stewards at Suzuka have been busy following Saturday's qualifying session. A large number of drivers completed a flying lap while yellow flags were waved. The stewards punished Jenson Button, Rubens Barrichello, Fernando Alonso, Adrian Sutil and Sebastien Buemi with a five place drop on the grid.

As a result of the given penalties - handed out to drivers who failed to slow down in yellow flag zones - Nick Heidfeld will start Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix from fourth on the grid, with Kimi Räikkönen in fifth.

The grid penalties will surely make the championship even more interesting as Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello (1st and 2nd in the championship) are well behind on pole man Sebastian Vettel who is currently third in the championship. Even though Vettel is 25 points behind with three races to go there is still a small chance for the German to win the championship this season.

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