ROUND 3: 🇯🇵 Japan


FORMULA 1 LENOVO JAPANESE GRAND PRIX 2025


Circuit stats


  • First Grand Prix: 1987
  • Number of laps: 53
  • Circuit Length: 5.807 km
  • Race Distance: 307.471 km
  • Lap record: 1:30.983 Lewis Hamilton (2019)
  • 2024 winner: Max Verstappen

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  • Pringles@lemm.ee
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    9 days ago

    On f1tv they recalled the 2013 Japanese grand prix where Grosjean in the lotus vs two red bulls was the exact same situation as today Verstappen vs the McLarens, but RB got the strategy right and both cars passed Grosjean. They pitted one early and one very late, forcing Lotus to cover one or neither, as covering both was impossible. The pitstop window was laps 19-25, Verstappen pitted on lap 22, smack in the middle trying to cover both. Piastri had already pitted so Norris had to go long and pit in lap 25 or 26. But they botched the strategy, Piastri got stuck behind Norris and neither got past Max.

    • Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de
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      9 days ago

      Yeah I also watch the F1TV feed and I see 2 reasons why McLaren didn’t go for that.

      1. RB in 2013 had internal demarcation between the drivers. Vettel was number 1 and Webber number 2.
      2. McLaren want to treat the drivers ‘equally’. They don’t have the stones like Red Bull/Mercedes do to execute the best strategy and then handle any driver fallout later. Even when said strategy is justified because it is the best outcome for the team.