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[FirstnameLastname]

Previous race reaction:



Now on to Suzuka where talk will most certainly be centred around the thrilling fight for the world championship and not of any financial regulations.

Watch out for turn one…



Cute Verstappen moment (shh to the haterz):






Kudos to him for succeeding where his father failed in bringing success to Honda.

There will be hats. Crazy Japanese hats:






Obligatory weather graphic:

Edited by FirstnameLastname, 05 October 2022 - 20:05.

[Risil]

Keep that weather in South Carolina where it belongs!

[prty]

Mods, would this be enough to reopen the AD21 thread?

https://www.reddit.c...hat_was_so_not/

[thegamer23]

Love the japanese title, gives the right mood

[IrvTheSwerve]

Mods, would this be enough to reopen the AD21 thread?

https://www.reddit.c...hat_was_so_not/

 

I've no idea why anyone thought it was 'Mikey' anyway, to be honest.

[IrvTheSwerve]

This'll get you in the mood!

 

[Risil]

[Risil]

[FirstnameLastname]

Suzuka is and will always be the spiritual home (if that’s a thing) of F1 title deciders.

Be fitting if Verstappen can wrap it up this weekend. Nobody cares about the final few races anyway. It’s October, f1 should be finished in October!

[FirstnameLastname]

Random Suzuka moment that sticks in my memory 24 years later… remember watching this in the middle of the night.

Sad way for Tyrrell to end. Goodyears last f1 race too!

[TomNokoe]

FP2 extended to 90 minutes for Pirelli testing

[HerbieMcQueen]

This'll get you in the mood!
 

Flashbacks:

[RekF1]

ホンダ日本グランプリ "I stroked the pleasure goat in the secret chamber"?

[ARTGP]

FP2 extended to 90 minutes for Pirelli testing

2023 tire?

[Alan Lewis]

ホンダ日本グランプリ "I stroked the pleasure goat in the secret chamber"?

It says "Romans, go home".

[GlenWatkins]

ホンダ日本グランプリ "I stroked the pleasure goat in the secret chamber"?

[TomNokoe]

2023 tire?

Yes, Austin too.

[Ivanhoe]

There will be hats. Crazy Japanese hats

And mouth masks

[krapmeister]

Just as a headsup, this overlaps with the last couple of hours of the Bathurst 1000, which is almost always the best part of the Great Race™ - and is predicted to be a wet race this year too.

I will likely have Bathurst on the telly and the F1 on the laptop - kids are gonna love me

[Ev0d3vil]

Rain on Sunday?

[vlado]

Rain on Sunday?

 

And cold..

[OvDrone]

I'm here for the Petit Le Mans weather map.

[HeadFirst]

ホンダ日本グランプリ "Honda car give happy and potato also!"

[AustinF1]

Obligatory weather graphic:

Judging by its movement, it looks like this system will hit Suzuka at around 63 minutes into the GP, with moderate to severe intensity, and will last approximately 47 minutes.

Edited by AustinF1, 06 October 2022 - 05:02.

[AustinF1]

FP2 extended to 90 minutes for Pirelli testing

Did I see news like this re: COTA this year, or did I dream that?

 

ETA: Never mind. I see you answered my question a couple of posts down. At least there's that.

 

Track action is going to be sparse enough as it is, with the only support 'racing' likely coming from the Masters Historics. The W Series is rumored to have bad enough money problems that they might cancel Austin and Mexico. Gonna be a LOT of downtime for the USGP weekend.

Edited by AustinF1, 06 October 2022 - 05:03.

[SB]

Rain on Sunday?

 

https://tenki.jp/for...207/10days.html

 

Local forecast predicts 70% chance of light drops

Edited by SB, 06 October 2022 - 05:23.

[Beri]

I thought emoji's are forbidden in thread titles?
 
Anywho, Suzuka.. One of F1's last realms of true sporting enthousiasts with an open mind and love for the sport in general. Always love it when Suzuka peeps around the corner, but somehow usually there is not the best racing going on over there.
 
I wonder who will get the honor of the (seemingly) mandatory recreation of the "Degner Photo" this year. That shot of Rosberg is still epic.

[Beri]

Ah bummer. There is asphalt in Degner 1 now. And also at the Casio Triangle.

[JimmyClark]

Degner was probably the last great corner in F1 not to be sanitised like that - sad times. 

 

Weather wise, its looking like a Friday washout, dry Saturday, and cold/gusty Sunday with sporadic rain about during the race window. 

 

It could be quite an unpredictable weekend. 

Edited by JimmyClark, 06 October 2022 - 08:12.

[kumo7]

Degner was probably the last great corner in F1 not to be sanitised like that - sad times. 

 

Weather wise, its looking like a Friday washout, dry Saturday, and cold/gusty Sunday with sporadic rain about during the race window. 

 

It could be quite an unpredictable weekend. 

Have you seen the track already?

 

 

Never the less, this track was drafted by the same man who drafted the Zandvoort. Hope this Dutch gentle man is still alive, and if Max wind here, would be quad celebration, Dutch, Honda, RedBull and John Hugenholtz.

[Beri]

John Hugenholtz hasnt been alive to see Schumachers second championship. He died in the early months of 1995.

[jjcale]

Mods, would this be enough to reopen the AD21 thread?

https://www.reddit.c...hat_was_so_not/

 

Yeah - but why is Nico Rosberg asking the question? 

[ToniF1]

It is a shame we didn't see that 2020 Merc fly here.

[Astandahl]

There won't be any running with new Pirelli tyres

 

Chance of rain during FP1 and FP 2 is 100%

 

 

Edited by Astandahl, 06 October 2022 - 09:52.

[jonpollak]

Keep that weather in South Carolina where it belongs!

Uhh no take it to Nagoya ください
Jp

[KWSN - DSM]

[Risil]

I thought emoji's are forbidden in thread titles?

Katakana I think? Anyway the BB software appears to be capable of it, which you couldn't say about emojis...

[SenorSjon]

 

Yeah, watching the race at 7 AM only to see it postponed until inters are the fastest tire.

[Heyli]

Yeah, watching the race at 7 AM only to see it postponed until inters are the fastest tire.

I am already thinking now if it's worth to gamble on a late start and get some extra sleep! 

[KWSN - DSM]

They will surprise you all and race on wet weather tires, prompt start at scheduled time.

[Heyli]

They will surprise you all and race on wet weather tires, prompt start at scheduled time.

So then I can take one for the team and sleep in to jynx it, just so you all can enjoy a good race!  

[Beri]

They will surprise you all and race on wet weather tires, prompt start at scheduled time.

 

Im already hearing evil laughter coming from the dungeons of the race directors.

[KWSN - DSM]

So then I can take one for the team and sleep in to jynx it, just so you all can enjoy a good race!

 

I am watching it live on DVR, have the Staten Island Half Marathon to take care of first, luckily no-one in my immediate social circle have any interest in F1, so can run and meet all of them without fearing a blurped out result.

[KWSN - DSM]

Im already hearing evil laughter coming from the dungeons of the race directors.

 

Race directors are stomping at the bit, showing everyone that they can and will indeed race in the rain. 

Edited by KWSN - DSM, 06 October 2022 - 12:56.

[Beri]

Race directors are stomping at the bit, showing everyone that they can and will indeed race in the rain. 

 

I will be soooooo pissed if they pull that same crap again by delaying the race, when I get up at 6.30am on a sunday morning, only for it to start on inters if that happens.

[KWSN - DSM]

I will be soooooo pissed if they pull that same crap again by delaying the race, when I get up at 6.30am on a sunday morning, only for it to start on inters if that happens.

 

I am as annoyed as anyone, if the helicopter can fly, it is safe to race.

 

Period.

Stop.

 

[milestone 11]

Race directors are stomping at the bit, showing everyone that they can and will indeed race in the rain.

Chomping Kwissen.

[thegamer23]

100% rain for tomorrow

Will it be a 2 hour long garage tour or they will practice the wet conditions?

.

Edited by thegamer23, 06 October 2022 - 13:50.

[KWSN - DSM]

All cars will practice, anything mirroring Sunday will be taken advantage off.

[Maustinsj]

Chomping Kwissen.

 

Champing, Milestone