F1 snore-fest shows new cars badly needed: Up/Down Japanese GP
The 2025 Japanese GP showed a much more extreme change than next year's technical regulations is needed to make racing at classic F1 tracks interesting
From the first round of the 2014 World Endurance Championship it was clear that Toyota was starting its season from a much stronger position than it had in previous years. Unfortunately that pace didn’t translate to Le Mans success, but a Toyota finished on the podium at every race this year, securing the manufacturers’ title and the drivers’ championship for Sébastien Buemi and Anthony Davidson.
A successful return to top-level sports car racing for Porsche brought a win in the Brazil closer, but the cars from Stuttgart spent much of the season fighting Audi for second place in the championship race.
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The 2025 Japanese GP showed a much more extreme change than next year's technical regulations is needed to make racing at classic F1 tracks interesting
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