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WEEKEND SCHEDULE:

Fri 03 October 2014
Practice 1 (Thu) 21:00 - 22:30
Practice 2 (Fri) 01:00 - 02:30

Sat 04 October 2014
Practice 3 (Fri) 22:00 - 23:00
Qualifying (Sat) 01:00

Sun 05 October 2014
Race 02:00

CIRCUIT INFO:

Lap data
Lap length 5.807km (3.608 miles)
Race laps 53
Race distance 307.471km (191.054 miles)
Pole position Left-hand side of the track
Lap record* 1’31.540 (228.372 kph) by Kimi Raikkonen, 2005
Fastest lap 1’28.954 (235.011 kph) by Michael Schumacher, 2006
Maximum speed 314kph (195.11 mph)
DRS zone/s (race) Pit straight
Distance from grid to turn one 545m

Car performance
Full throttle 70%
Longest flat-out section 994m
Downforce level Medium
Gear changes per lap 48
Fuel use per lap 2.8kg
Time penalty per lap of fuel 0.112s

Strategy
Quickest complete pit stop in 2012 19.794s by McLaren (see full list)
2013 prime tyre**: Hard (2012: Hard)
2013 option tyre**: Medium (2012: Soft)

*Fastest lap set during a Grand Prix
**Pirelli’s compounds are softer than those used in 2012

Data sources: FIA, Williams, Mercedes

fivehundred

Great info! Thanks for the post!

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Honda reveals image of new power unit

http://www.racer.com/latest-stories/...e-of-f1-engine

Coming next season to an F1 race near you

gofast182

US TV Schedule:
Friday, October 3 - 1:00 a.m. -- Japanese Grand Prix - Practice #2 (NBCSN)
Saturday, October 4 - 1:00 a.m. -- Japanese Grand Prix - Qualifying (NBCSN)
Sunday, October 5 - 1:30 a.m. -- Japanese Grand Prix - Race (NBCSN)

Kid_s2kcr

Friday practice analysis from F1 app


Three crashes, two red flags and light rain at the end made FP2 a scrappy session, but there was general relief that the weather was much more favourable than it had been yesterday. Apart from those involved in the shunts - Caterham, Red Bull and Sauber - everyone got the majority of their programmes completed. The biggest concerns for the frontrunners? Mercedes’ mighty pace, and the impending arrival of Typhoon Phanfone. We take a team-by-team look at the early progress at Suzuka…
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton, 1m 35.612s, P2/1m 35.078s, P1
Nico Rosberg, 1m 35.461s, P1/1m 35.318s, P2
Mercedes had two trouble-free sessions and ended the day so far ahead that even they were surprised at the domination of the F1 W05 Hybrids. Needless to say, both drivers were very happy.
Williams
Valtteri Bottas, 1m 36.576s, P4/1m 36.279s, P3
Felipe Massa, 1m 38.012s, P11/1m 37.700s, P14
Bottas was very chuffed with his FW36’s pace and the way in which new aero upgrades worked, but Massa said he had a problem with grip on his car in both sessions and was well down the order as a result.
McLaren
Jenson Button, 1m 37.649s, P8/1m 36.409s, P4
Kevin Magnussen, 1m 37.327s, P6/1m 36.714s, P8
Button was pleased with some further upgrades which made McLaren very strong in FP2, and Magnussen said he was also encouraged by them.
Red Bull
Sebastian Vettel, 1m 37.686s, P9/1m 36.436s, P5
Daniel Ricciardo, 1m 37.466s, P7/1m 37.186s, P10
Vettel believes that Red Bull can do better than fifth, but admitted that Williams, Ferrari and McLaren were strong. Ricciardo said he made a mistake in letting his tyres cool too much while slowing down at the end of the lap to try and avoid a yellow flag further round the track, then getting on the power too hard. He damaged his RB10’s left-front suspension and front wing when he crashed into the outer wall in the last corner, and the first red flag came out subsequently when track workers moved the stricken car to a place of safety.
Ferrari
Kimi Raikkonen, 1m 37.187s, P5/1m 36.529s, P6
Fernando Alonso, 1m 36.037s, P3/1m 36.637s, P7
Ferrari reported no major problems with either of their cars as they looked to ensure they have set-up solutions for the F14 T which will suit the varied conditions expected to descend on Suzuka over the remainder of the weekend.
Toro Rosso
Daniil Kvyat, 1m 37.714s, P10/1m 36.943s, P9
Jean-Eric Vergne (pm only), 1m 37.219s, P11
Max Verstappen (am only), 1m 38.157s, P12
Kvyat said he struggled with his STR9’s balance but was otherwise happy, while Verstappen was pleased with a performance that saw him lap only 0.433s slower than the Russian on his first FP1 outing which made him the youngest driver, at 17 years three days, to participate in an official Grand Prix meeting. The Dutchman said he drove within his limits, and was satisfied with what he achieved. Unfortunately, he suffered a broken exhaust valve at the end of the session which affected Vergne in the afternoon, as the Frenchman twice stopped with associated fuel pump issues and thus had a fragmented session.
Force India
Nico Hulkenberg, 1m 38.582s, P14/1m 37.504s, P12
Sergio Perez, 1m 38.324s, P13/1m 37.786s, P15
Hulkenberg was reasonably happy with what he achieved in both sessions, and said it gave the team direction for FP3. Perez lost a lot of time - 65 minutes - in FP2 with a gearbox electronic control problem, but bounced back well to lap only two-tenths slower than his team mate.
Lotus
Romain Grosjean, 1m 38.851s, P15/1m 37.563s, P13
Pastor Maldonado, 1m 39.097s, P17/1m 37.798s, P16
Lotus were mighty relieved to get 105 laps under the wheels of the E22, and generally both drivers were encouraged by the day’s performance.
Sauber
Adrian Sutil, 1m 39.046s, P16/1m 38.010s, P17
Esteban Gutierrez, 1m 39.318s, P18/1m 38.365s, P18
Both drivers struggled with their C33s’ balance and tyre warming, and Sutil said a lot of their problems were also down to the power unit. Gutierrez got into trouble entering the Spoon Curve in FP2 and put his car gently into the tyre wall.
Caterham
Marcus Ericsson, 1m 40.031s, P19/1m 39.069s, P19
Kamui Kobayashi (pm only), 1m 42.760s, P22
Roberto Merhi (am only), 1m 41.472s, P20
Ericsson was Caterham’s star, as Merhi again did a decent job in FP1, but local hero Kobayashi got caught out at the top of the Esses on his fourth lap and put his CT05 into the wall in FP2 hard enough to tear off the front wing and damage the left-rear suspension.
Marussia
Jules Bianchi, 1m 41.580s, P21/1m 39.306s, P20
Max Chilton, 1m 41.757s, P22/1m 39.333s, P21
Bianchi had an undisclosed reliability problem which hampered him a little in FP1, but he and Chilton proved remarkably well matched all day.
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I hope the race happens. It'd be a shame to have to cancel a race.

Having said that, for the people of Japan. I hope they dodge this bullet.

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LOL @ Massa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPQkYxxftfU

Kid_s2kcr

It was a good race. Best of luck and a speedy recover to Jules. Hopefully he'll be okay.

I picked lewis because of the rain he's always good in tricky conditions.

Orjinal

Lewis' pass on Rosberg was simply awesome. On the other hand Williams were so poor in the rain compared to the Redbull's, it was unbelievable how easily Ricciardo overtook them.

Such a shame about what happened to Bianchi, but why the crane went on to the track without a safety car is beyond me. Hopefully he'll make it out OK.

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Bianchi breathing on his own after surgery

http://www.racer.com/f1/item/109416-...re-head-injury

As much as the race had its moments, the incident has put a damper on it. Hope he is able to make a full & complete recovery