In the up coming weekend it's again time of Formula One action. The circus turns now to Japan, to the legandary Suzuka track.
According to the weather forecast of Formula1.com, it should be sunny weekend. We have seen many rainy races at Japan in last couple years, so sunny Japan is welcome. But, rain always makes the race so exciting. And who knows what the weather will be before we really see it?
Suzuka plays big part in some of the most legendary Championship title fights in Formula One history. Most of us remember Senna vs Prost, Häkkinen vs Schumacher etc. About ten years ago the championship was often taken at Suzuka. And now, Sebastian Vettel, is on a situation he needs a one World Championship point more than Jenson Button to be the World Champion, when going to Suzuka, the arena of the legandary champions. That's likely to happen this weekend. Only way to make him not to win the championship at Japan is that he scores no points. And the way Seb has done this season so far, points on every race, makes me believe it's more than likely we can congratulate the youngest double World Champion in the Formula 1 history at Sunday. That means Vettel would take the record away from it's current keeper Fernando Alonso.
Vettel has been unstopable this year, so I really hope we can see more fight on the top and others would really challange him, not make him to take the double championship easy. I think Suzuka is a track were McLaren could be close to Red Bull. Both Ferrari and Mercedes are big questions, I think Ferrari will be behind Red Bull and McLaren, then Mercedes. But on the middle field it will be close. At Singapore, Force India was very strong, and on some tracks Sauber has been better, even Toro Rosso. Williams still has hard times going on, they need something positive. And the weekend at Singapore was very bad for Lotus Renault GP, they were on positions where they shouldn't be. Let's see if they turn back to their real level at Japan.
On the view of drivers, I am still waiting to see Felipe Massa on podium. I hope it happens at Japan. Massa have had lot of bad luck this season, other drivers crashing on him, team making mistakes at pitstops.. and on the other races his pace haven't been enough. It seems when Massa has a chance, something will happen which ruins his changes. Some Massa fans maybe will be thinking why I haven't wrote anything about him yet. As you all know I am a huge fan, a real fan of Felipe, and I am planning for a long blog text about Felipe in the end of the season, because I know when I start to write about Felipe, it will be veeeeeeeery long and emotional text. So, that's what you'll get sooner or later.
Also I would like to see Mark Webber getting a good start. He have had good races but chances for top positions have been ruined on the start. Webber have had so many bad starts this season, he needs to get it all togehter.
So, I think this weekend Sebastian Vettel goes old school and takes the championship at Suzuka - as many of the big champions have done.
Or, maybe, Lewis Hamilton crashes Vettel out from the race and the ensuring of the championship turns to Corea? (Ironic, nothing personal ;P)
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