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By Caroline Cheese
0538: In answer to Brian on the text, Toyota asked the stewards if they could put their reserve driver in Timo Glock’s car, but it’s against the rules if the driver hasn’t taken part in final practice, so they’ll only run one car.0535: If Red Bull do not outscore Brawn by seven points today, Ross Brawn’s fledgling team will win the constructors’ title. It would be his eighth - but surely the most special.0531: The BBC boys head over to chat to Ross Brawn. “If the team win the constructors’ title today,” says Eddie Jordan. “I want a promise that you’ll sing My Way at karaoke later.” A spluttering Brawn responds: "It almost makes me not want to win the championship."Championship leader Jenson Button: "The problem is Vettel. I can’t see anyone touching him in the race. There’s a good chance he’ll get 10 points. I’d obviously like to beat Rubens in the race, get a couple of points out of him, and that has to be the aim."0523: Eddie Jordan may have disappointed on the fashion front today, but my main man Adrian Sutil has stepped into the breach. Sarah Holttweets more:"Guess what Lewis, Heikki and Adrian S are taking part in their 50th grand prix today. Sutil is celebrating with some silver and gold boots with 50 on."0520: David Coulthard reveals that Timo Glock was actually airlifted to the wrong hospital yesterday. Oops.Timo Glock on the injury that keeps him out of today’s race: "It’s quite a big cut across the leg, about 5-6cm. That’s the main problem. They stitched it but the problem is I can’t really move the leg. I can walk, but not perfectly, and it makes no sense to drive."From randalthor1812 on Twitter:](http://twitter.com/#searchq=carolinecheese)"Well, bang goes my one lie-in (postman). Looking for points from JB and charge from Webber and two safety cars."BBC Sport’s Sarah Holt in Suzuka: "So with both championships within grasp what are Brawn expecting from the race Well, the team are predicting a podium for Rubens Barrichello and eighth or ninth for champ leader Jenson Button - barring any more pesky red or yellow flags. If that scenario does happen then the title battle will board the flight to Brazil with the rest of us. In the Red Bull camp, Sebastian Vettel is last man standing for the title but he really needs to go for victory today as he is 25 points behind Button with a maximum of 30 up for grabs. Handily, the German is on pole. Red Bull say they are worried about rear tyre degradation but Vettel is still most people’s favourite to top the podium in Suzuka."0508: Both David Coulthard and Eddie Jordan think Brawn will wrap up the constructors’ title today, with Jenson Button being made to wait until Brazil for the drivers’ title.
**From Paul S via text on 81111: ** "My three-year-old son woke us up at 4am. Perhaps he is excited about the potential for a new champion today!"From CovFan on Twitter:](http://twitter.com/#searchq=carolinecheese)"Topsy-turvy grid, brilliant track, all signs point to the best race of the season."0503: And we are go, go, go on the BBC One coverage. Disappointment for me as EJ plumps for sober navy shirt and jeans. Can’t see his feet though. Surely, surely, there’s some wacky footwear…
From James H, via text on 81111: "Hi Caroline! Student in Sheffield just back from Freshers’ Ball and still staying up for the Japan GP. TRUE F1 Fan! Surely worth a mention :)"0458: Of course, over in Japan, they’re wide awake and ready to go, being as it’s the much more civilised hour of 12.58pm. BBC pit-lane reporterLee McKenziehas just caught up with Timo Glock, who will sit out today’s race with the leg injury he suffered inthat crash yesterday.She tweets: "Spoken to Timo. Leg bandaged and limping but smiling and in good spirits considering."0452: You awake yet If so, I’d very much welcome your thoughts - lucid or otherwise - on 81111 or onTwitter.](http://twitter.com/carolinecheese)0449: And just for you, yes you, here’s the all-new grid for the Japanese Grand Prix:
- Vettel 2. Trulli
- Hamilton 4. Heidfeld
- Raikkonen 6. Barrichello
- Rosberg 8. Sutil
- Kubica 10. Button
- Kovalainen 12. Alguersuari
- Buemi 14. Fisichella
- Nakajima 16. Alonso
- Grosjean 18. Liuzzi
Starting from the pit lane: Webber0445: Here’s BBC Sport’s Sarah Holt, currently embedded in Suzuka, with more: "I’m not going to lie to you; it’s been a hectic 24 hours in Japan as BBC HQ has put its collective heads together piecing together the fall-out from Saturday’s stop-start qualifying. Five drivers - including title rivals Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello - were penalised five places for speeding through the yellow flags following Sebastian Buemi’s crash. The Toro Rosso driver also drops five places for impeding other drivers while Heikki Kovalainen and Tonio Liuzzi were hit with five-place grid penalties for changing their gearboxes. The headline news is that Button has been demoted three places from seventh to 10th while his Brawn team-mate Barrichello has dropped just one place from fifth to sixth. If you want to know the reason why some of the penalised drivers have lost more ground than others it is because the penalties were handed out in the order that they were on in the road. AND now the good news - all the grid reshuffling should make for an exciting race."0441: Now then, after yesterday’s qualifying session, the race stewardstook all the drivers’ names, put them in a hat, threw it in the air and where the names fell is how the grid will line up today.The long and short of various penalties for yellow flag flaunting and gear box changes is this: Rubens Barrichello starts sixth, Jenson Button 10th, Timo Glock isn’t racing.0435: A very good morning to you (or afternoon… is it afternoon anywhere I have no idea). By the end of today, the title race could be blown wide open - or it could be all over. Where’s your moneyThis article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.