2014 Japanese GP Thread

[steveaki13]

Hi all, sorry its late guys. Bad week

So Japan at Suzuka. Its a track which is epic, but can lead to dull races to.

For the first times since around May, Lewis Hamilton takes charge of the Championship.

1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	241
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	238
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	181
4	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	133
5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	124
6	Valterri Bottas	Williams	122
7	Jenson Button	Mclaren	72
8	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	72
9	Felipe Massa	Williams	65
10	Sergio Perez	Force India	45
11	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	45
12	Kevin Magnussen	Mclaren	39
13	Jean Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	19
14	Romain Grosjean	Lotus	8
15	Dani Kyvat	Toro Rosso	8
16	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	2
17	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	0
18	Marcus Ericcson	Caterham	0
19	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus	0
20	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	0
21	Max Chilton	Marussia	0
22	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	0
23	Andre Lotterer	Caterham	0

1	Mercedes	479
2	Red Bull	305
3	Williams	187
4	Ferrari	178
5	Force India	117
6	Mclaren	111
7	Toro Rosso	29
8	Lotus	8
9	Marussia	2
10	Sauber	0
11	Caterham	0

2014 Japanese GP



53 Laps

Lap Record: 1:31:540 - Kimi Raikkonen - Mclaren 2005

Session Times - Local & (Uk -Sorry )

FP1: 10:00-11:30 - (02:00 - 03:30)
FP 2: 14:00-15:30 -(06:00-07:30)

FP3: 11:00-12:00 - (03:00-04:00)
Quali: 14:00 - (06:00)

Race: 15:00 - (07:00)
Previous Winners since 1990 (at Suzuka)

1990: Nelson Piquet - Benetton
1991: Gerhard Berger - Mclaren
1992: Ricciardo Patrese - Williams
1993: Ayrton Senna - Mclaren
1994: Damon Hill - Williams
1995: Michael Schumacher - Benetton
1996: Damon Hill - Williams
1997: Michael Schumacher - Ferrari
1998: Mika Hakkinen - Mclaren
1999: Mika Hakkinen - Mclaren
2000: Michael Schumacher - Ferrari
2001: Michael Schumacher - Ferrari
2002: Michael Schumacher - Ferrari
2003: Rubens Barrichello - Ferrari
2004: Michael Schumacher - Ferrari
2005: Kimi Raikkonen - Mclaren
2006: Fernando Alonso - Renault
2009: Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull
2010: Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull
2011: Jenson Button - Mclaren
2012: Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull
2013: Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull

Multiple Winners

Michael Schumacher - 6 wins
Sebastian Vettel - 4 wins
Fernando Alonso - 2 wins
Gerhard Berger - 2 wins
Ayrton Senna - 2 wins
Damon Hill - 2 wins
Mika Hakkinen - 2 wins

* Surprising to see so few multiple winners. Schumacher and Vettel dominating the event at Suzuka.

Mclaren - 9 wins
Ferrari - 7 wins
Red Bull - 4 wins
Benetton - 3 wins
Williams - 3 wins
Renault - 2 wins

So there we go. A race like 2005 would be good.

Hope both Merc's finish and we see a fight with Red Bull who usually go well here.

[Tazio]

We could be in for some rain and a big blow from Typhoon Phanfone.
Green dot is Suzuka. The pause at the end is race time.

[tommy2k8]

We could be in for some rain and a big blow from Typhoon Phanfone.
Green dot is Suzuka. The pause at the end is race time.

More info:

http://www.metcheck.com/UK/article.asp?ID=8096

[The Black Knight]

Interesting about the Typhoon but I wouldn't mind seeing some rain in the race anyway.

I guess the main thing to watch out for this weekend is the two championship rivals. Last time we went into a weekend with Hamilton leading (Monaco) Rosberg decided to cheat in qualifying to gain the upper hand. Time will tell whether he resorts to such unsavory tactics for the third time this season but hopefully he'll have learned his lesson.

Also of note is all these rumors of Alonso and Ferrari. I'd hate to see Alonso fail to get a title at Ferrari but I think considering what he given them and since they have yet to produce a car good enough for him to win the title I wouldn't blame him for leaving.

[journeyman racer]

Interesting about the Typhoon but I wouldn't mind seeing some rain in the race anyway.

I guess the main thing to watch out for this weekend is the two championship rivals. Last time we went into a weekend with Hamilton leading (Monaco) Rosberg decided to cheat in qualifying to gain the upper hand. Time will tell whether he resorts to such unsavory tactics for the third time this season but hopefully he'll have learned his lesson.

Also of note is all these rumors of Alonso and Ferrari. I'd hate to see Alonso fail to get a title at Ferrari but I think considering what he given them and since they have yet to produce a car good enough for him to win the title I wouldn't blame him for leaving.

I don't know about anyone else. But that this keeps coming up so long after it occurred, just drags the thread/board down. I'm not going to tell any mod what to do. But there's no reason to bring this **** up...


...Again!

[The Black Knight]

I don't know about anyone else. But that this keeps coming up so long after it occurred, just drags the thread/board down. I'm not going to tell any mod what to do. But there's no reason to bring this **** up...


...Again!

I can bring up whatever I want, just in the same way you can choose to respond and read whatever posts you want. There's plenty of reason to bring it up, the wonderment of seeing if history repeats itself. It's quite a valid topic imo. Too bad if you disagree. Anyway, we'll find out by Sunday

[Tazio]

I don't know about anyone else. But that this keeps coming up so long after it occurred, just drags the thread/board down. I'm not going to tell any mod what to do. But there's no reason to bring this **** up...


...Again!

I also post a lot of rubbish, so I think TBK should be able to dwell on this as long as he pleases, even though NR was exonerated by the race stewards/FIA. No proof, no penalty, no issue as far as I'm concerned. After 5 more races he will be able to argue with himself about it in the Motorsport History Forum.

BTW...... https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/517584278461231104

I hope they do it for obvious reasons, plus it moves it into prime time PDT.

[The Black Knight]

I also post a lot of rubbish, so I think TBK should be able to dwell on this as long as he pleases, even though NR was exonerated by the race stewards/FIA. No proof, no penalty, no issue as far as I'm concerned. After 5 more races he will be able to argue with himself about it in the Motorsport History Forum.

BTW...... https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/517584278461231104

I hope they do it for obvious reasons, plus it moves it into prime time PDT.

Indeed and I can also bring it up in this forum when the cheating he did bares relevance to the present, like the next time he cheats. So, all in all, I don't see an issue either. Cheers Tazio

That'd be a pain if they started the race earlier. Since I am stuck in Europe this time of year, I would hope that it doesn't get moved to an earlier slot so I can have a reasonable sleep at least

[steveaki13]

Please don't close the race thread again guys. Especially before the actual race

[journeyman racer]

I also post a lot of rubbish, so I think TBK should be able to dwell on this as long as he pleases, even though NR was exonerated by the race stewards/FIA. No proof, no penalty, no issue as far as I'm concerned. After 5 more races he will be able to argue with himself about it in the Motorsport History Forum.

BTW...... https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/517584278461231104

I hope they do it for obvious reasons, plus it moves it into prime time PDT.

You don't stink up every thread with your preoccupation over a minor moment of the season. So obsessed, he can't even tell you're taking the piss out of him. What does the MonacoGP have to do with JapaneseGP?