The Official 2018 Japanese Grand Prix Thread ***SPOILERS***

[Deesee]

(Add DRS from turn 14 through 130R!! )




2017 Race Highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4T97cQm2iE

2017 Quali..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSihuXuD4As

Pole Lap (flawless?)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDYH8gsNga4

Weather, although there is a CAT5 Typhoon in the Western Pacific....

http://www.myweather2.com/Motor-Racing/Japan/Suzuk...

FIA event, timings, stewards all here..

https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula-one-world-c...


Suzuka

When was the track built?

In 1962. Soichiro Honda, whose car company you may have heard of, was a man with big ambitions. Seeking to turn Honda into an automotive powerhouse, he decided his company should have its own test track. Dutchman John Hugenholtz got the nod, and drew up the now-iconic ‘crossover’ Suzuka track – although original drawings saw the track pass over and under itself a full three times.

When was its first Grand Prix?

Despite most people agreeing that Suzuka is a worthy successor to sliced bread in the ‘Best Thing’ stakes, the Japanese track was a relative latecomer to the F1 calendar, making its first appearance in 1987. Nigel Mansell would remember that weekend well, after he suffered a crash in qualifying that ruled him out of the race, gifting that year’s championship to his bitter rival Nelson Piquet.

What’s the circuit like?

Show us a racing a driver who doesn’t love Suzuka, and we’ll show you a liar. The high-speed track remains one of the ultimate driving challenges, with the snaking ‘S’ Curves, the two commitment-rewarding Degners and the white-knuckle ride of 130R all highlights in a series of highlights at what is one of F1’s seminal tracks. And hey, it’s got a crossover, which is always cool,

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Edited by Deesee on Tuesday 2nd October 16:34

[pits]

Always look forward to Suzuki, but if it is anything like the last few races it'll be time to turn off, hopefully rain plays a small part.

[thegreenhell]

Showing live on C4

[Exige77]

pits said:

Always look forward to Suzuki, but if it is anything like the last few races it'll be time to turn off, hopefully rain plays a small part.

Nice positive post to start the thread

[patmahe]

Worth tuning in just to watch these downforce monsters fly through 130R. But the whole Suzuka layout will play to the 2018 cars strengths, overtaking/following will be tricky though.

[thegreenhell]

Hopefully it rains to spice up the action a bit.

[sandman77]

Any chance the TV times can be added to the post?

[Deesee]

sandman77 said:

Any chance the TV times can be added to the post?

Well in complete honesty I had prepared a more in depth op, but unfortunately closed the wrong browser tab.. and lost everything...in my anger I decide to leave more than a few things (such as the boxing for the tv stuff) while I was frantically cutting and pasting and re-finding the images I’d uploaded.

The op will be padded out later today as I have had to go out to do some appointments this morning and trying to do it on the phone screen out and about them is a little more time consuming than my Mac at home

[anonymous-user]

Deesee said:

Well in complete honesty I had prepared a more in depth op, but unfortunately closed the wrong browser tab.. and lost everything...in my anger I decide to leave more than a few things (such as the boxing for the tv stuff) while I was frantically cutting and pasting and re-finding the images I’d uploaded.

The op will be padded out later today as I have had to go out to do some appointments this morning and trying to do it on the phone screen out and about them is a little more time consuming than my Mac at home

Just want to thank you again for all this work.

It's great having this before each GP

[Deesee]

ELUSIVEJIM said:

Deesee said:

Well in complete honesty I had prepared a more in depth op, but unfortunately closed the wrong browser tab.. and lost everything...in my anger I decide to leave more than a few things (such as the boxing for the tv stuff) while I was frantically cutting and pasting and re-finding the images I’d uploaded.

The op will be padded out later today as I have had to go out to do some appointments this morning and trying to do it on the phone screen out and about them is a little more time consuming than my Mac at home

Just want to thank you again for all this work.

It's great having this before each GP

First one I did took literally hours! (Was the small hours and had a few drinks before hand). Now I know where to look for the stuff (and “code” the boxes) 30 ish mins.

There’s a lot of posts (and I for one enjoy reading all the different views), adds to my race weekend.

I’ll drop the new stuff in the comments but as well as the op so you don’t have to check the op over and over.

[sandman77]

Deesee said:

Well in complete honesty I had prepared a more in depth op, but unfortunately closed the wrong browser tab.. and lost everything...in my anger I decide to leave more than a few things (such as the boxing for the tv stuff) while I was frantically cutting and pasting and re-finding the images I’d uploaded.

The op will be padded out later today as I have had to go out to do some appointments this morning and trying to do it on the phone screen out and about them is a little more time consuming than my Mac at home

I didn't mean to come across as criticising in any way, I have started a few of these threads (using Dr Z's template) and know how much work is involved in it.
Thanks for the work you put in.

[Deesee]

sandman77 said:

Deesee said:

Well in complete honesty I had prepared a more in depth op, but unfortunately closed the wrong browser tab.. and lost everything...in my anger I decide to leave more than a few things (such as the boxing for the tv stuff) while I was frantically cutting and pasting and re-finding the images I’d uploaded.

The op will be padded out later today as I have had to go out to do some appointments this morning and trying to do it on the phone screen out and about them is a little more time consuming than my Mac at home

I didn't mean to come across as criticising in any way, I have started a few of these threads (using Dr Z's template) and know how much work is involved in it.
Thanks for the work you put in.

Hey no worries, my own fault (grrrr), everything will be up later!!!

[Teddy Lop]

Thanks.

Ferrari still shy on the harder compound tyres. Only two softs each as well.

And what the gooseberry is going on with McLarens choices?

[Deesee]

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Techie tyre / wheel insight here

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.tech-tu...

[Deesee]

Teddy Lop said:

Thanks.

Ferrari still shy on the harder compound tyres. Only two softs each as well.

And what the gooseberry is going on with McLarens choices?

These choices are made several weeks ago (16 weeks for fly aways)?

Rain will be the only thing that will help them, (and Hamilton/Verstappen are the best in that), and I think red bull will be mighty here.

Mclaren, well they dance to the beat of their own drum....

[Deesee]

Full tv times (don’t worry I’ll still do the boxes).

Quite a handy guide..

https://www.tvguide.co.uk/titlesearch.asp?title=Li...

Also quali and the race is on Sky One this week too...that will save me a week pass...

[sandman77]

This is one of the weekends where I am grateful to have Ch 4 +1. I don't need to get up at 6am to watch the race and there is no chance of seeing any spoilers before I watch at 7am.

[Exige77]

sandman77 said:

This is one of the weekends where I am grateful to have Ch 4 +1. I don't need to get up at 6am to watch the race and there is no chance of seeing any spoilers before I watch at 7am.

I will just record it at watch as soon as I’m up

[Matt_N]

sandman77 said:

This is one of the weekends where I am grateful to have Ch 4 +1. I don't need to get up at 6am to watch the race and there is no chance of seeing any spoilers before I watch at 7am.

Same here, away for the weekend with only Freeview so hopefully C4+1 is working!

[thegreenhell]

C4 also have a full rerun of the race at lunchtime.