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Preview: Formula 1 heads to sensational Suzuka

Formula 1 has headed straight from Sochi to Suzuka for one of the standout events of the season – the Japanese Grand Prix. Motorsport Week previews the event and provides the key statistics.   History Japan joined the Formula 1 calendar in 1976 at Fuji Speedway but was discontinued after the series’ next visit the following year. It would be a decade before the championship returned to the island nation and it did so at the figure-of-eight Suzuka circuit, which had hosted the inaugural Japanese Grand Prix in 1963, which was held to sportscar regulations. Suzuka’s placement towards the end of the season means it has acted as a title decider on 12 occasions –...
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