If Formula 1 wants to force drivers to use wet weather tyres in the rain there is an obvious short-term fix, but the long-term solution may be better.
Japanese Grand Prix articles archive
Hamilton’s work ethic “has not changed at all” in face of difficult 2022 campaign
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes’ technical director Mike Elliott says Lewis Hamilton is still pushing the team on as hard as ever despite their lacklustre 2022 campaign.
“What a mistake. What are you doing?” Inside Alonso and Vettel’s Suzuka battle
2022 Japanese GP team radio transcript
Posted onSebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso’s radio messages reveal how their race-long scrap at Suzuka was decided by just a hundredth of a second.
Verstappen hopes for “close battle” in 2023 after taking title with four races to go
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onNewly crowned two-times Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen is hoping for a closer battle for the title in 2023
AlphaTauri expect De Vries “to be very competitive from the first race” in 2023
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onAlphaTauri are expecting “a lot” from Nyck de Vries in 2023, and believe his learning period for F1 “will be reduced to a couple of tests”
Gasly and Ocon “will work well together” at Alpine despite past tensions
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onAlpine team management are sure Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly will put their past differences aside when they become team mates next year.
Verstappen clinches his second championship in F1’s slowest-ever race
2022 Japanese Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen won his second Formula 1 title in what was officially the slowest race the championship has ever held.
Verstappen “in the form of his life” with second championship win – Horner
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen “has been on another planet” with the performances that have made him a two-time Formula 1 world champion, his Red Bull team boss Christian Horner says.
2022 Japanese Grand Prix driver ratings
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onA rain-shortened race at Suzuka tested drivers’ skills more than most races this year despite it being half the length. Here’s RaceFans’ driver ratings for the Japanese Grand Prix.
Verstappen: Disrupted Suzuka race shows “we need better rain tyres” in F1
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen says last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix shows Formula 1 needs better wet weather tyres – and he’s willing to help develop them.
The old and new problems which added up to another farcical F1 title-decider
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onWith confusion over the conclusion to the race and the world championship, plus serious safety concerns, F1 produced another unsatisfactory championship-decider.
Delay to budget cap report suggests truth to rumours of a breach – Binotto
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onThe FIA’s decision to delay its report on teams’ compliance with the budget cap in 2021 suggests someone has breached the rules, says Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto.
Cranes on track during F1 races “cannot happen anymore”, say team bosses
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 team bosses have backed their drivers over calls to ensure recovery vehicles are not sent onto tracks during races.
Verstappen is champion again with classy drive in anti-climactic decider
2022 Japanese Grand Prix review
Posted onThe world championship was decided in unsatisfactory circumstances at Suzuka, but Max Verstappen’s top-drawer performance proved him a worthy winner.
Vote for your 2022 Japanese Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
2022 Japanese Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onThere was little room for strategic manoeuvring in the shortened Japanese Grand Prix, but a handful of drivers made gains with smart tactics.
Drivers kept racing after chequered flag amid confusion over finish
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton and other drivers kept racing at full speed after the chequered flag in the Japanese Grand Prix as their teams were unsure if the race was over.
Wet conditions at start were ‘not race-able, we shouldn’t have started’ – Bottas
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onThe start of the Japanese Grand Prix should have been delayed because conditions were too wet to race in, says Valtteri Bottas.
Latifi “extremely happy” as pit stop gamble leads to first points of season
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onA delighted Nicholas Latifi scored his first points of the season in the Japanese Grand Prix after he successfully gambled on making an early switch to intermediate tyres.
Red Bull call decision to award full points for Japanese GP a “mistake”
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner believes it was a “mistake” to award full points for the Japanese Grand Prix, despite the decision securing the championship for his driver Max Verstappen.