Lewis Hamilton says hes relishing thedistinct obstacle of carrying on Western GP qualifying and the race on the same day, as Formula 1 prepares for a superb Sunday at Suzuka.
Saturdays track action was cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis and, weather permitting, qualifying will currently take place at 2am UK time (10am local) on Sunday, four hours before the scheduled launch into the race.
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Drivers will therefore have to quickly change their mindset from an extreme hour-long qualifying shootout prior to a race around one of F1 rough and harrowing paths.
I am definitely down for that, said Hamilton, who retains a dominating 73-point lead to his quest to get a momentous sixth world championship.
Its cool when it is another format in certain ways.
It is a different mindset you input , and you can find two distinct mindsets, two distinct rhythms.
Usually you have enough time after qualifying to then calm down and cool then ramp it up into the next moment. But if you have to do it on the identical day, it is a different challenge and I enjoy that.
Japanese GP qualifying then race are exclusive and both live on Sky Sports F1, while therell also be specific programmes – such as the Paddock Walkabout along with an #AskCrofty using Damon Hill – between the sessions.
Sunday signifies the time F1 has conducted qualifying and the race on exactly the exact same day as the United States GP at 2015, when Hamilton qualified on the front row.
Though there are heavy rain in the region and winds, Suzuka – far – seems to have avoided the brunt of the typhoon that is super and also there were no incidents that are reported everywhere.
The storm is expected to pass quickly, with the current weather forecast predicting a dry, sunny Sunday.
The present timetable is subject to change, and the starting grid will be dictated by the results in Fridays Practice 2, when qualifying cant take place.
If that is the case, Valtteri Bottas will begin on pole before Hamilton.
October 13, sunday
1.30m: Japanese GP Qualifying build-up (simulcast on Sky Sports Main Event)
2am: JAPANESE GP QUALIFYING (simulcast on Sky Sports Main Event)
3.30m: Paddock Walkabout (simulcast on Sky Sports Main Event)
4.10am: #Ask Crofty: Damon Hill Specific
4.30am: Western GP Pit Lane Live (simulcast on Sky Sports Main Event)
5.30am: Japanese GP On The Grid (simulcast on Sky Sports Main Event)
6.10am: THE GRAND PRIX LIVE! (simulcast on Sky Sports Main Event)
8am: Japanese GP Paddock Live (simulcast on Sky Sports Main Event)
9am: Western GP Notebook (simulcast on Sky Sports Main Event)
9.30am: Western GP replay (simulcast on Sky Sports Main Event)
12pm: Western GP highlights
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