Heading East to Fuji Speedway
Toyota's F1 team will rekindle its rivalry against Honda on its home ground for the first time in 30 years at the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend.

Fuji Speedway has replaced Suzuka, Honda's home ground, as the venue for the Japanese Grand Prix until 2008, after which the race will alternate between the two circuits, it was ... [ more ]

''At least now I know where the corners are''
Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso are regular visitors to the simulator at McLaren Mercedes, but now title rivals Ferrari are developing their own simulator and Felipe Massa spent a day acclimatising to the new Fuji Speedway circuit last week.

With ongoing testing restrictions, a number of teams have developed ... [ more ]

Spyker duo familiar with new Japanese venue
Spyker Ferrari drivers Adrian Sutil and Sakon Yamamoto look ahead to this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway. The event will of course be a special occasion for Yamamoto. For the 25-year-old from Toyohashi, a city located between the major hubs of Tokyo and Osaka on Japan's main island, this will be his ... [ more ]

Japanese GP - Toyota - Preview
Toyota is heading for home ground this weekend with the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway. Indeed, the Japanese Grand Prix itself is also heading home as Fuji Speedway was the host of the first Formula 1 World Championship race in Japan back in 1976.

The 4.563km circuit, on the banks of Mount Fuji, has undergone a complete ... [ more ]

Japanese GP - Spyker Ferrari - Preview
The Formula One World Championship now goes into its closing stages, with the next stop on the calendar, the Japanese Grand Prix, being round 15 of the 17-event series. The race will be held at the Fuji Speedway, the first time the circuit has held the Japanese round of the championship since 1977.

As such, many ... [ more ]

Japanese GP - Super Aguri Honda - Preview
Takuma Sato heads to his home race at Fuji Speedway this coming weekend and expects that the new venue will provide for some entertaining racing. With four points on the board so far this year, Sato believes the team has achieved its target for the season.

Takuma, we have reached the final leg of the 2007 season, ... [ more ]

Preparations for the final three races
Renault Sporting Manager Steve Nielsen talks of the preparations that have been made as the team heads to the new Fuji Speedway circuit in Japan.

Steve, the team and its equipment returned overnight on Sunday from Spa. What has been happening since then?
"Well, it was the start of a very busy few days at the factory! ... [ more ]

Japanese GP - Bridgestone - Preview
Formula One makes a return to Mount Fuji for the first time in 30 years with the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend, where Bridgestone’s medium and soft compounds will be put through their paces on the Hermann Tilke re-designed track.

Named after Japan’s highest mountain, the Fuji Speedway is located in the foothills of ... [ more ]

''We will be aiming to finish on a high''
Heading to the Japanese Grand Prix, the Renault team will be looking to consolidate their third position in the constructors’ championship. Executive Engineering Director Pat Symonds looks ahead to the final three events of the season.

Pat, what was your verdict on the weekend in Spa?
"It was a pretty mixed ... [ more ]

Japanese GP - Renault - Preview
Heikki Kovalainen continued his streak of points finishes last time out at Spa Francorchamps, using a one-stop strategy to finish in eighth position. While Kovalainen was in the points for the sixth straight race, team-mate Giancarlo Fisichella had a weekend to forget retiring on lap one. Heading to Fuji, Fisichella is aiming to ... [ more ]