News Details

Insight: Atmosphere and scenes from Suzuka

It is not at every Grand Prix that a tranquil pre-race lunch in a Formula 1 team’s hospitality unit is interrupted by a man dressed as a dragon entering the building, accompanied by a swarm of drummers, before pretending to eat an unsuspecting team member. That it is considered almost a normal occurrence is symptomatic of the weird, wonderful and welcoming nature of Suzuka, Japan, and the country’s Grand Prix. There are vending machines on nearly every street corner, the colourful assortments of questionable liquids inside them illuminating the area, the railway stations are enormously complexing and musical tunes unheard anywhere else on the planet inform you of your impending...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

The weird and wonderful world of Japanese GP fans...

Drivers and fans alike love the Japanese Grand Prix. The Suzuka circuit...
7y ago from GPFans.com

Fernando Alonso treating remaining races as...

Fernando Alonso says he is treating the remaining races as a...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Preview: Formula 1 heads to sensational Suzuka

Formula 1 has headed straight from Sochi to Suzuka for one of the...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Daniil Kyvat's Return: A look back at the highs & lows...

Daniil Kvyat will return to Formula 1 with Toro Rosso in 2019, his third...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Guenther Steiner: MotoGP riders ‘need to be of a...

Tech3 KTM CEO Guenther Steiner has continued to share his admiration for...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Andretti confirmed to field just three cars for Indy...

Andretti Global has confirmed that the team will only run three cars in...

Toby Sowery joins AJ Foyt Racing in IndyCar reserve...

AJ Foyt Racing has appointed Toby Sowery as the team’s reserve driver...

Feature: RLL’s split fortunes in Barber highlight...

At the most recent IndyCar race from Barber Motorsports Park, Graham...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Thierry on top in Croatia

Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe are on track to claim Hyundai’s...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Perspective: 5 reasons Mikel Arteta sack would be a...

Nine points clear at the top of the table with six games left and Arsenal...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

“Apparently he’s the biggest leader since Lord...

Jan Age Fjortoft has slammed Arsenal star Declan Rice after the Gunners'...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Brazil International rejects Manchester United and...

Brazil international and Atalanta midfielder Ederson has reportedly...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Sources: Liverpool & Chelsea have 'very concrete...

Liverpool and Chelsea are among the clubs preparing to make a move for one...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.