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Why Formula 1 drivers love Japanese Grand Prix, the circuit with iconic corners, inventive fans and title-deciding history

September 22, 2023
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Why Formula 1 drivers love Japanese Grand Prix, the circuit with iconic corners, inventive fans and title-deciding history
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Sebastian Vettel has said he’d consider a one-off return at Suzuka, and he isn’t the only one in love with the track.

The four-time world champion has been asked his favourite Formula 1 track on many occasions, and it brings the same response: the Japanese Grand Prix.

Vettel is is understandably delighted to be back

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Vettel is is understandably delighted to be backCredit: Getty

Verstappen has already been enjoying himself

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Verstappen has already been enjoying himselfCredit: Getty

Vettel is now back in the paddock for the first time since his retirement, and it’s no surprise he chose many drivers most-loved venue.

Since a flurry of appearances in the 1960s and 1970s, Suzuka has been a near constant on the F1 calendar from 1987 until today, and the mammoth challenge still remains the same.

One of the most difficult circuits in motorsport is also one of the most fun, with near constant turns and high-risk moves supplying big rewards, meaning Vettel isn’t the only driver whose face lights up when he hears the S word.

There’s plenty on the line this weekend for Red Bull, who can wrap up the constructors title in front of a Japanese crowd and VIP section full of their Honda engine backers.

But despite so much on the line for the soon to be six-time champions, the other nine teams likely won’t be too bothered as they’re back at one of their favourite locations, and here, talkSPORT looks at why they love it so much.

Old school antidote to the modern F1 track

With Formula 1 hosting three races in the US, there’s understandably sighs all around from purists when the Miami Grand Prix offers little more than a tarmacked car park with walls around it.

That’s sadly been the trend with the majority of F1’s newest circuits, but Suzuka couldn’t be any more different, winding up and down hills with elevation changes, off camber surfaces and even a fly-over.

“It’s an amazing circuit, all the drivers love this circuit, because it’s one of the most old-school designs,” Lewis Hamilton said.

“Since I’ve known the track and seen it on TV, it’s one that hasn’t changed,” Vettel added. “It’s a very fast track, a lot of fast corners. I think sector one is just the best part of track that I can imagine.”

Every corner at Suzuka is a test for the drivers

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Every corner at Suzuka is a test for the driversCredit: Getty

Drivers as good as Nigel Mansell have even been caught out by the track

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Drivers as good as Nigel Mansell have even been caught out by the trackCredit: Getty

Incredible support

Japan is a motoring giant worldwide, but their impact in F1 more recently has really been limited to Honda, whose sponsorship still remains on Red Bull’s chassis, despite their limited involvement in their current engines.

Red Bull have taken their powertrain design internal, but Honda will be back in 2026 with Aston Martin.

That doesn’t bother the locals at all, though, who still show their extraordinary support fro the sport with or without Honda.

Attendees arrive with an extraordinary number of different hats featuring car parts and even the circuit itself, and drivers often spend extra time signing autographs and taking pictures with such an incredible group of fans.

F1 spoiler hats are absolutely everywhere

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F1 spoiler hats are absolutely everywhereCredit: Getty

You even get scale models of the circuit

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You even get scale models of the circuitCredit: Getty

Steeped in title-deciding history

Having been on the calendar almost constantly since the ‘80s, Suzuka understandably has a lot of history, but much of that is due to how good the circuit is.

The likes of Kimi Raikkonen in 2005 and Fernando Alonso in 2006 have staged some of the most jaw-dropping comeback drives the sport has ever seen, with their talent and bravery on display for all to see at such a challenging track.

One of the sport’s greatest rivalries – if not the greatest – Ayrton Senna vs Alain Prost – peaked in 1989 when the two McLaren drivers collided while fighting for the lead and championship.

Prost was out but Senna managed to keep going and win the race, before being disqualified for a dangerous re-entry, handing the title to his French rival.

The following year the situation was reversed, with Senna taking Prost out at the first possible opportunity heading into turn one, claiming the title for himself.

Senna and Prost came together to give Prost the title

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Senna and Prost came together to give Prost the titleCredit: AFP

And the next year Senna wiped out Prost to take the crown off him

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And the next year Senna wiped out Prost to take the crown off himCredit: Getty

130R

Turn 15 has been given one of the most iconic names in F1 simply due to its 103 degrees radius, but it’s not just the angle that makes it so brilliant.

Coming off of the Spoon Curve, drivers head up a slight hill before going flat out into the ferocious left hander, where they then slam on the brakes for the final chicane.

Modern cars are able to stomach the tricky turn far easier than their predecessors, but it’s still a huge challenge of a driver’s mettle, especially going two wide for one of the most spectacular overtakes of the season.

Overtaking at 130R will give you legendary status like it did for Alonso in 2005

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Overtaking at 130R will give you legendary status like it did for Alonso in 2005Credit: f1

Kobayashi also somehow saved this as he went full throttle

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Kobayashi also somehow saved this as he went full throttleCredit: f1

Legendary Japanese drivers

AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda is expected to re-sign in F1 next year, with Honda looking at him for Aston Martin in 2026.

So far the 23-year-old has been more about moments of brilliance rather than consistent class, but he has a lot to live up to with his countrymen that have come before

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Takuma Sato and Kamui Kobayashi were both well-respected drivers during solid careers in F1 where they both took a podium each, the latter doing so at Suzuka.

However, the most memorable driver of all was the frankly terrible Taki Inoue, whose two year run from 1994 to 1995 painted him into F1 folklore when he first crashed into a safety can in Monaco, and later was run into a medical car while attempting to help marshals in Hungary.

Inoue went to fetch a fire extinguisher only to end up on the medical car's bonnet

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Inoue went to fetch a fire extinguisher only to end up on the medical car’s bonnetCredit: f1

Tsunoda will be hoping to avoid any pitfalls after being given an extra life with a one-year contract extension

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Tsunoda will be hoping to avoid any pitfalls after being given an extra life with a one-year contract extensionCredit: Getty

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