2026 Japanese Grand Prix - Suzuka, March 27 - 29

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AR3-GP wrote:
28 Mar 2026, 03:45
Wynters wrote:
28 Mar 2026, 03:43
Most of the same people complaining now seemed strangely content to witness the processional racing of the 2022 season.
Were you in a coma in 2022?

A car so quick that Perez would have multiple WDCs under his belt if Verstappen had decided not to race? RBR winning all but 5 of 40+ races? Truly the most nail biting of WDC and WCC titles.

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Wynters wrote:
28 Mar 2026, 03:47
AR3-GP wrote:
28 Mar 2026, 03:45
Wynters wrote:
28 Mar 2026, 03:43
Most of the same people complaining now seemed strangely content to witness the processional racing of the 2022 season.
Were you in a coma in 2022?

A car so quick that Perez would have multiple WDCs under his belt if Verstappen had decided not to race? RBR winning all but 5 of 40+ races? Truly the most nail biting of WDC and WCC titles.
Okay the coma is speaking.
The FIA folds on a royal flush.

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Would these cars be able to take 130r in straight line mode if allowed by the FIA? I am seeing some cars in straight line mode(wings open) after 130r and into the triangle, but that is not notated on the track map.

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“F1 is slow now.”

Kimi: “Hold my FP3 time.”

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zibby43 wrote:
28 Mar 2026, 05:14
“F1 is slow now.”

Kimi: “Hold my FP3 time.”
That Merc is a literal spaceship

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See you!
"I ain't with the FIFA, I'm in Tokyo." LH

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Hadjar out qualifies Verstappen

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what on earth...

the only thing we can hope now for is a blood feud duel between King George and Prince Antonelli.
"I ain't with the FIFA, I'm in Tokyo." LH

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Congrats to Kimi, a commanding quali.

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Vettel165 wrote:
27 Mar 2026, 20:56
gearboxtrouble wrote:
27 Mar 2026, 17:17
Yeah I'm done with these garbage regs. This will be the first year I can recall where I will not watch the Japanese Grand Prix or Quali live. I'm not staying up past midnight to watch cars superclip and lift and coast through corners making the whole thing meaningless.
Buddy I feel you-same, bring back the real f1.
What a shockingly bad Q. There’s just nothing exciting happening at all. Interest is down across the board on all platforms. I understand we haven’t reached the European phase, but this product is dire right now.

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Qualifying was actually closer at the front than expected, I'd say. But Russell having a bay day/weekend may have contributed to that, of course.

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Just looking at the Q highlights… almost impossible to watch. Just sad.

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What exactly was impossible to watch? It wasn't nail biting, but Leclerc at least added some uncertainty to it.

I guess Verstappen knocked out in Q2 is the regulations, and not him just putting in a poor performance as a whole by not finding the right set up.

Mercedes deployment is the main advantage they have over McLaren for now. That won't last all season, and Ferrari are already nearly there too.

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Unfortunately the only way to protest this ruleset is to not engage with it.

Liberty are only interested in engagement and profit.

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Waz wrote:
28 Mar 2026, 10:46
I guess Verstappen knocked out in Q2 is the regulations, and not him just putting in a poor performance as a whole by not finding the right set up.
in China he was 0.1s ahead of Hadjar, here 0.1s behind, so yeah, looks like this is his normal (quali) level at the moment. Maybe adapting his driving style would help, but this would likely take time.