Japanese GP on TV: Here’s what the weather will be like at Suzuka / Formula 1

Will we enjoy the first wet race of the 2024 GP season on April 7? We have experienced time and time again at the traditional Japanese track of Suzuka how quickly the weather can change.

The Suzuka circuit does not forgive mistakes. And everything becomes more difficult on wet tracks. The improved drainage a few years ago has proved to be a moderate success, rivers still flow on the road when it rains at the traditional races, so the question of concern every year – what is the weather doing?

Answer: Formula 1 may be lucky – it will rain on the night of the race day, and rain is also forecast in the area on Sunday evening, but maybe the Premier class will get good weather in between – before the bad weather. it’s coming on monday.

What weather we didn’t get in Suzuka! Something in 2019, when typhoon Hagibis turned the program upside down: There was no driving at all in Suzuka on Saturday, the third training session was canceled without further ado, and qualifying took place on Sunday morning before the race.

Good for the organizers: The Japanese doctor will be held for the first time in April. This not only means a good setting (keyword for cherry blossoms), it also means that Suzuka avoids the typhoon season in September and October, which Japan often suffers from.

Typhoons in Asia are numbered sequentially and every year starts again with the number 1. In 2014, it was the number 18 that brought disaster, and Phanfone (as the storm was called outside Japan) gained a lot of power over the sea. At the time, consideration was given to moving the race forward to avoid heavier rain from the tails of the cyclone, but this was ruled out due to satellite timing.

Other known: A chain of events led to the fatal accident of the Frenchman Jules Bianchi in the summer of 2015, the young Ferrari driver died in Nice without regaining consciousness. As a result of the tragedy, the safety car phase was introduced.

In 2010 it rained so much that the last training session at Suzuka could not even start. Teams pass the time by building boats that float down a slippery pit lane. Graduation must be completed by Sunday morning.

And the memories of Ma-On return, the storm of 2004 that also crippled everything. Grand Prix assistants were instructed to stay in hotels on Saturday and not come to the race track (not everyone took this into account); The racing teams closed all the doors to the racetrack as best they could. The area around Suzuka was lucky, the damage was minimal (in Tokyo, however, Ma-On caused a lot of damage). Even then, the final training and race were held in one go on Sunday.

Whether on a wet or dry track: We’ll keep you updated on our popular live ticker, which will be available online on April 7th at around 6:15am European time, and of course we’ve also rounded up the most important TV channel dates for you .

Japanese GP on TV

Sunday April 7
00.30: Sky Sport F1 – Discovered – Scuderia Ferrari
01.00: Sky Sport F1 – Discovered – Scuderia Ferrari
01.15: Sky Sport F1 – Discovered – Scuderia Ferrari
01.30: Sky Sport F1 – Discovered – Scuderia Ferrari
01.45: Sky Sport F1 – Discovered – Scuderia Ferrari
02.00: Sky Sport F1 – Discovered – Scuderia Ferrari
02.15: Sky Sport F1 – Qualifying compact
02.30: Sky Sport F1 – Top 10: GP Saudi-Arabien
02.45: Sky Sport F1 – Top 10: GP Australien
03.00: Sky Sport F1 – Qualifying Wiederholung
04.30: Sky Sport F1 – Qualifying press conference
05.00: Sky Sport F1 – Hardenacke meets… Jost Capito
05.40: ORF 1 – F1 News
06.00: Sky Sport F1 – preliminary reports on the Japanese GP
06.25: ORF 1 – Start of Japanese GP coverage
06.45: SRF 2 – Start of Japanese GP coverage
06.55: Sky Sport F1 – Start of Japanese GP coverage
07.00: Japanese Grand Prix
08.45: Sky Sport F1 – analysis and interviews
08.45: ORF 1 – Motorhome
09.30: Sky Sport F1 – Race press conference
10.00: Sky Sport F1 – Ted’s Notebook
10.30: Sky Sport F1 – race replay
12.20: ServusTV – repeat race
12.30: Sky Sport F1 – Ted’s Notebook
13.00: Sky Sport F1 – Discovered – Scuderia Ferrari
1.30 pm: Sky Sport F1 – A solid race
2pm: Sky Sport F1 – early reports on the Japanese GP (repeat)
2.55 pm: Sky Sport F1 – race replay
3.45 pm: ORF 1 – repeat race
16.45: Sky Sport F1 – analysis and interviews (repeat)
5.30 pm: Sky Sport F1 – Race press conference (repeat)
18.00: Sky Sport F1 – Ted’s Notebook
18.30: Sky Sport F1 – Qualifying Replay
8 pm: Sky Sport F1 – replay
22.00: Sky Sport F1 – Ted’s Notebook
22.30: Sky Sport F1 – Top 10: GP Saudi-Arabien
22.45: Sky Sport F1 – Top 10: GP Australien
11 pm: Sky Sport F1 – replay

Qualification, Japan

01. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing, 1:28,197 minutes
02. Sergio Pérez (MEX), Red Bull Racing, 1:28.263
03. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren, 1:28.489
04. Carlos Sainz (E), Ferrari, 1:28.682
05. Fernando Alonso (E), Aston Martin, 1:28.686
06. Oscar Piastri (AUS), McLaren, 1:28.760
07. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes, 1:28,766
08. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari, 1:28,786
09. George Russell (GB), Mercedes, 1:29,008
10. Yuki Tsunoda (J), Racing Bulls, 1:29,413
11. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS), Racing Bull, 1:39.472
12. Nico Hülkenberg (D), Haas, 1:29.494
13. Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Sauber, 1:29.593
14. Alex Albon (T), Williams, 1:29,714
15. Esteban Ocon (F), Alpine, 1:29,816
16. Lance Stroll (CDN), Aston Martin, 1:30,024
17. Pierre Gasly (F), Alpine, 1:30,119
18. Kevin Magnussen (DK), Haas, 1:30.131
19. Logan Sargeant (USA), Williams, 1:30,139
20. Guanyu Zhou (RCH), Sauber, 1:30,143