KOREAN GP
JAPANESE GP
INDIAN GP
RACE DATE: 6 OCTOBER
CIRCUIT NAME: KOREA
INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
RACE DATE: 13 OCTOBER
CIRCUIT NAME: SUZUKA
RACE DATE: 27 OCTOBER
CIRCUIT NAME: BUDDH
INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
With unpredictable weather
conditions and long straights
designed to encourage overtaking,
the racing at the Korean Grand Prix
can be spicier than a plate of kimchi.
The colourless landscape and
empty seats means that it doesn’t
look like the most exciting venue at
first glance, but the drivers love the
challenge of this track.
The Japanese adore F1. Scores of
supporters line the circuit entrance
hoping to catch a glimpse of their
heroes.
Formula One is growing in popularity
in India. They’ve already produced
two F1 drivers and for the past
couple of years have had their own
grand prix circuit in Greater Noida,
an hour south east of New Delhi.
Round 14 of the Formula One
season is located in Yeongam,
400km south of Korea’s capital,
Seoul. Set-up characteristics
are a little like the Hockenheim
track, in Germany; aerodynamics
are a compromise between the
straights and sweeping curves at
the beginning of the lap and the
tight, twisty stuff at the end, so
the engineers have to find a good
balance.
The Lotus F1 Team crossed
the line in fifth and seventh
last year.
Suzuka is a truly technical circuit
with a lot of character and features
some wonderfully rewarding corners.
Ask a driver to name his favourite
circuit, and he’ll either say Spa, in
Belgium, or Suzuka.
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corners and, at the beginning of
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