Behind the scenes at Suzuka

Japan is one of Formula 1's favourite venues both on track and off it. AUTOSPORT's group F1 editor Jonathan Noble brings more tales from the paddock after the Suzuka weekend

Published Oct 8, 2012, 12:43 PM

Formula 1 may never be able to recreate the drama, tension and hysteria that greeted those infamous Japanese Grands Prix more than 20 years ago when Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna battled wheel-to-wheel for title glory - but in terms of atmosphere this year's Suzuka race came pretty close.

The F1 fraternity loves nothing more than seeing grandstands and grass banks packed to the rafters with passionate fans - and the sport's followers don't come keener than those that will happily queue for hours to get into the track (even on a Thursday).

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Author Jonathan Noble

Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.