The disaster in Japan shocks Formula 1

The world of Formula 1 was shocked and saddened by the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan. The events occurred while the pilots, including Japanese Kamui Kobayashi, were in Barcelona for tests.

“My country is experiencing a huge catastrophe. It's depressing and I'm very sad,” said the Sauber driver.
Jenson Button was apprehensive about his Japanese girlfriend, who was in Tokyo, but later said that Jessica "is fine, although very upset."
“Our hearts and thoughts go out to the Japanese, great fans of this sport,” said Ross Brawn.
“It seems fake, but it's real. I have many fans in that country, and I sincerely hope they are all well,” wrote Kovalainen on Twitter, who also includes a Japanese engineer among his engineers.
Dietrich Mateschitz called the images "terrible", while Alonso declared that this tragedy puts F1 in the background: "Formula 1 and its problems are not important".