2025 Why Japanese Grand Prix was not boring

2025 Japanese Grand Prix was not a thriller. But to say that it was boring, not only would an injustice for the race, but F1 is one of the greatest performances by one of the greatest drivers in history.

It was not a race F1 would win with new fans. Certainly, for someone who had happened to turn on the TV (is it still one thing?)

But for those who have followed F1 over the years, this race had some offer to offer. There is not an overtaking fest, but one of the great people of the game drive the masterclass.

Completeness is sometimes boring, but knowing the context, it certainly did not run in the park Max VerustapaneCatching two sharp cars for 53 laps is something that may only do – and by doing it easily, it all made it more effective.

No, Suzuka is not the best track to overtake – but is it impossible to pass it? No, there may be a lock-up Lando Noris There is a need to close and start attacking. Still Vastapane was innocent.

Of course, this was not Emola again 2005. Noris was not clinging to the rear wing of Vastapane’s Red Bull, nor is he constantly trying to incite a mistake. McLaren The wheel-to-wheel was never close to the fight to be really excited. But it was still a chase from beginning to end – with an additional bonus as a fight to get out of the pit.

Sometimes we have to choose what to mourn about.

Is it not normal for the old days when the driver can push the flat out from beginning to end? Isn’t the old school tracks on the F1 calendar a constant point of apathy among true fans? Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix – with cooler temperatures that effectively eliminated the decline of the tire and allowed drivers not to worry about rubber management – exactly that. In some ways, it was a race for “True” F1 fans.

And what about being the major factor of cars in the result? It is absolutely true that you cannot win in F1 without a good car – but Suzuka was a reminder that driver talent still matters. Sometimes it is enough to defeat sharp cars.

Will such victory be possible on other tracks? Probably not. If the same landscape plays in Bahrain at the end of this week, it may not be able to hang on Max. Certainly, Noris – and maybe Oscar piastry Also – will have a better chance of passing Vastapane, like Austin, back straight back.

But finally, will the two DRS pass Japanese GP more spectacular? It depends, of course, how much Max must have defended-and he is not a person who easily gives up-but if Suzuka’s layout has allowed more overtake, we would have seen a McLaren one or two. And it was definitely boring!

A lot has been said about the race being set on Saturday – and confirms the finishing order, which largely reflects the qualifying. But even though this is true, it only makes Vastapane’s victory more luxurious. Because if the race was thanked for the difference of 0.012s – Dutchman really adopted surprisingly – this is Peak F1. The top three were divided by only 0.044 on Saturday. How is it not fantastic?

This shows that the final speed still matters in F1. If Vastapain had slowed down a fraction in his last lap in qualifying, he would not have left Sujuka with just one point difference for Noris in Standing. And of course, there is much more to celebrate about this race than complaining about this race: the better driver has won widely as the ‘driver’ track ‘.

The truth is that, F1 will not always give a spectacle in the context of overtake. There will be a sluggish race, no matter what the rules are presented. But this is true of any game. Nevertheless, is the top football teams automatically more boring than a goal-fest in bottom leagues every 0–0? The beauty of Elite Sport is also under stress – and there was a lot in Suzuka on Sunday.

After all, if it was only about the spectacle, the Moto3 must have already overtaken every other motorsport in the rating.

Sure, 2025 Japanese GP was not the best race ever. But it was one to remember, thanks to Vastapane. He contributed to his appropriate part of the procession, pulled away from the pack and hovering to finish. But his drive was something else in Suzuka. If anything, it was one of the greatest individual athletic performances. And if you add the team’s effort – distributing a car capable of fighting McLerance on Saturday and carrying out the correct strategy on Sunday – it becomes even more special.

And Suzuka … Okay, perhaps it is not enough modern to allow appropriate wheel-to-wheel racing in today’s huge F1 cars. But this is no reason to call Hermann Tilke to re -design some corners. There are 24 races on 24 separate tracks in the F1 World Championship, and if some of them still reward a great lap in qualifying, it’s not a bad thing.

In any case, there is no doubt that many of the people who started their TV, especially to watch this grand prix, were not disappointed.