SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) - Third place felt like a victory for Kamui Kobayashi as he celebrated his first Formula One podium finish in front of home fans who had only once before witnessed such an event on Japanese soil.
Only the third of his countrymen to stand on a grand prix podium, and first since Takuma Sato was third at the 2004 U.S. Grand Prix at Indianapolis, the Sauber driver had an army of fans on tenterhooks right to the end.
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