The Asian Formula 1 trip continues and returns to one of the tracks that have marked the recent history of the world champion Circus: Suzuka. Two years later – those marked by the COVID-19 pandemic – the protagonists of the top open-wheel motorsport series will return to compete in the Japanese Grand Prix.
Suzuka is home to Honda, which still has a strong presence in Formula 1, under the carbon fairings of Red Bull and AlphaTauri. Precisely for this reason, the manufacturer hopes that the winning streak of the Milton Keynes team can also continue in Japan.
Red Bull Racing is back from a high number of victories which, week after week, is bringing it closer to the Constructors’ title. The latest of these came last weekend, in Singapore, thanks to Sergio Perez. In Japan, however, we could also witness the coronation of Max Verstappen. The Dutchman is now one step away from his second career title and winning it in Japan could be a nice gift for himself and for Honda.
Ferrari, however, has a duty to try and win again. Success is now missing from the Austrian Grand Prix, which arrived in the middle of summer. These are months of abstinence that are starting to weigh, also because success has often not come due to errors or problems that have favored direct competition.
Mercedes, on the other hand, will try to continue in the positive streak from a performance point of view, the one that has seen the W13 grow over the last few months after a bad and unpredictable start to the season at the beginning of the year.
In Singapore, the situation linked to the fight for fourth place in the Constructors’ World Championship was reversed. After a favorable moment for Alpine, McLaren put the arrow and operated the overtaking with the fourth and fifth place obtained in Singapore thanks to Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo. The double withdrawal of the blue cars has worsened the situation not a little, but the duel between the two brands will take place again this weekend.
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB18
Photo by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Images
Japanese GP 2022: the numbers of Suzuka
First Grand Prix disputed: 1987
Track length: 5,807 meters
Expected number of laps: 53
Total race distance: 307,471 kilometers
DRS areas: 1 (Sector 3)
Record lap: 1’30 “983 (Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 2019)
Last winner: Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes, 2019) ù
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W13
Photo by: Glenn Dunbar / Motorsport Images
TV schedule (Italian time)
Sky schedule (live)
Friday 7 October
Free Practice 1: 5:00 – 6:00
Free Practice 2: 08:00 – 09:30
Saturday 8 October
Free Practice 3: 05:00 – 06:00
Qualifications: 08:00 – 09:00
Sunday 9 October
Race: 07:00 – 09:00
TV8 schedule (deferred)
Saturday 8 October
Qualifications: from 16:30
Sunday 9 October
Race: from 16:00
Motorsport.com schedule (LIVE LIVE)
Friday 7 October
Free Practice 1: 04:50 – 06:10
Free Practice 2: 07:30 – 09:40
Saturday 8 October
Free Practice 3: 04:50 – 06:10
Qualifications: 07:30 – 09:10
Sunday 9 October
Race: 06:30 – 09:10
Lando Norris, McLaren MCL36
Photo by: Glenn Dunbar / Motorsport Images
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