2024 F1 Japanese Grand Prix Predictions: It’s Springtime…In Suzuka?
Channel: Going Off Track With Kathryn & Emily
Date: 2024-04-04

Formula 1 is back in action in…Suzuka? In April?

Thanks to F1’s environmental efforts to regionalize the schedule, we are racing in Suzuka in the spring, rather than the fall for the first time ever.

And Kathryn and Emily are having some trouble wrapping our minds around it.

In this predictions episode, we also discuss:
-Susie Wolff’s litigation against the FIA for it’s farce of an investigation in December of 2023
-How reporters need to be better at referring to women in motorsport, because Susie Wolff is way more than just “F1 Boss’ Wife”
-The red flags surrounding McLaren’s David Sanchez leaving the team after just 3 months
-How underwhelmed we are by the new McLaren livery for Suzuka
-But on the flip side, Lando Norris’ epic special helmet for this weekend’s race
-Our thoughts on Sebastian Vettel’s potential return to the grid
-Our concerns about Williams’ lack of a spare chassis going into this weekend and the upcoming race in China
-Why RB’s decision to run rookie Ayumu Iwasa in Japan is both really cool and really smart for Daniel Ricciardo’s racing career
-Our pole, podium and p10 predictions
-And more

0:00 Intro/Suzuka In April…What?
2:42 What Happens At Williams If Albon Crashes Again?
4:52 News Of The Week
7:25 Susie Wolff’s Litigation Against The FIA/Journalists Need To Be Better
13:15 The Mercedes Sponsor Exodus
15:01 David Sanchez Out At McLaren After Just 3 Months
18:21 McLaren’s Suzuka Livery…Didn’t Hit
20:13 Toto Wolff Rearranges Schedule To Be At Suzuka
23:18 Our Thoughts On The Suzuka Special Helmets
26:56 Does A Sebastian Vettel Return To F1 Make Sense?
34:10 A Look Back At Suzuka 2023
35:30 Our First Rain Race Of 2024?
38:18 Red Bull Junior Driving For Daniel Ricciardo In FP1
39:48 Our 2024 Japanese Grand Prix Predictions
44:14 Our Biggest Surprise Picks
46:52 Who’s Going To Do A Dumb?
50:51 Final Thoughts On Suzuka
53:11 Kathryn’s F1 Fun Fact/Outro