Formula One Japanese Grand Prix - Shizuoka Prefecture

The Japanese Grand Prix 's traditional place at the end of the season means this event has seen a great number of Championship crowns being won and lost. As a result of this, and due to the exciting and challenging layout of Suzuka Circuit, the Japanese Grand Prix is one of the most-loved races in the Formula One season. In the twenty Japanese Grands Prix (1976-1977; 1987-2004), eleven have seen the title destiny decided (1976, 1987-1991, 1996, 1998-2000, and 2003), with 5 of those events (1976, 1996, 1998-1999 and 2003) being last race Championship deciders. In 2004 the Brazilian Grand Prix replaced the Japanese Grand Prix as the last race of the season.

It was announced on March 24, 2006 by the FIA that that future races will again be held at the redesigned Fuji Speedway in the Shizuoka Prefecture. This has been met with mixed response, as both being a classic motorsporting track like Suzuka, it is unlikely to be as like with drivers, especially as it has been redesigned by famous (or in some opinions, infamous) track designer Hermann Tilke, whose tracks have all been met with very mixed responses. -- source www.wikipedia.org

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Toyota to stop hosting Japanese Grand Prix

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Toyota Motor, reeling from its first ever loss, will stop hosting the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at its Fuji Speedway circuit from 2010, the race track's operator announced. The global economic downturn has made it "extremely difficult" to continue to host the event, Toyota-owned Fuji International Speedway Co. said in a statement. The race track, in the foothills of Mount Fuji, hosted the Japanese Grand Prix for the first time in 30 years in 2007, replacing rival Honda's Suzuka Circuit, which is this year's host. From 2009, the Japanese race had been due to alternate between the two circuits. Hiroaki Kato, the president ... Read Full Story

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Report says Toyota won't host 2010 GP

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Recession-hit Toyota Motor plans to pull out of hosting the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix, Japanese media said Wednesday -- a report that the world's biggest automaker refused to confirm or deny. Toyota Motor Corp. refused to comment further on reports carried by the Mainichi Shimbun and other news outlets that it planned to ditch the prestigious Formula One race. Hideyuki Nishikawa, a spokesman for the Fuji Speedway -- the race venue, which Toyota owns -- told AFP that various options were being considered but withheld further comment. A Toyota spokeswoman told AFP: "We have heard that (Fuji Speedway) is making various considerations toward its ... Read Full Story

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Japanese Grand Prix - F1 set-up

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From: formula1-wrc.blogspot.com

We're back at the Fuji speedway this weekend which means slow corners but a long flat-out straight. Expect plenty of overtaking...hopefully. The F1 teams will have to compromise straight line speed with grip in the slower sections. The V8 engine will need low end performance and the car mechanical grip to find a competitive lap time. Here we take a look at what will be required of an F1 car in terms of engine, aerodynamics, brakes, tyres and chassis. Engine Not the toughest test a V8 engine will face at the Fuji Speedway with just over 50% of a lap spent at full throttle. ... Read Full Story

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Toyota confirms plan to host Japan GP

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Toyota Motor confirmed it will host the Japanese Grand Prix in 2010 at its Fuji Speedway circuit, in response to a report that it was considering withdrawing from the event. "At Fuji Speedway, we are making preparations to host F1 next year," said a Toyota spokesman. "There is no truth to the report that we were considering withdrawing from hosting it," he said. The influential Asahi Shimbun had reported that the world's biggest automaker was reviewing its plan to host the prestigious race as the global economic crisis continues to squeeze the auto industry. "As the entire (Toyota) company attempts to cut costs, employees ... Read Full Story

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Toyota plans to host 2010 Japanese Grand Prix

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Toyota-owned Fuji Speedway plans to host the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix, despite doubts over the Japanese auto maker's future in Formula One. "We are making plans to host the race next year," a Toyota spokeswoman said Friday. Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun reported that Toyota was reviewing its plans to host the 2010 race as the global economic crisis continues to affect the auto industry. The Asahi report said many officials at Toyota are voicing reservations about the huge cost of staging the race. The Toyota team had also said its future in the sport was contingent upon the outcome of an ongoing wrangle ... Read Full Story

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2009 Japanese Grand Prix: A Jolly Good Race

With the wacky 2009 championship down to its ante-penultimate race at Suzuka Circuit, Jenson Button’s eroding cushion of points was looking increasingly fragile. Rubens Barrichello and Sebastian Vettel smelled blood. Spoilers, shmoilers! Button went to Japan with a 15-point lead on his teammate Barrichello as Sebastian Vettel—very fast but prone to the errors of the young—looked increasingly less of a credible challenger. Twenty-five points...

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