{"id":88752,"date":"2022-10-06T11:20:56","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T11:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/honda-link-and-special-memories-have-verstappen-excited-for-suzuka-return\/"},"modified":"2022-10-06T11:20:56","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T11:20:56","slug":"honda-link-and-special-memories-have-verstappen-excited-for-suzuka-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/honda-link-and-special-memories-have-verstappen-excited-for-suzuka-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Honda link and ‘special memories’ have Verstappen excited for Suzuka return"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Max Verstappen could clinch his second Formula 1 World Championship at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix \u2013 and the Dutchman has several reasons why taking the title at Suzuka would be extra special for him.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Verstappen needs the fastest lap and victory to guarantee the title in Japan, with Suzuka returning to the Formula 1 calendar after two seasons away. The Dutchman has won five of the last six races, and though he could have clinched the championship in Singapore if he’d won and other results gone his way, before the race at Marina Bay he said it would be \u201cnicer\u201d to win the title in Japan.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: ‘Completely understandable’ that Verstappen ‘blew a valve’ in Singapore qualifying says Horner<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI’m really excited to go back there,\u201d he said. \u201cIt’s been a while, it’s an amazing track and for me anyway, it has quite special memories. The first time I drove an F1 car there in FP1, I will always remember.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd besides that, yes, it is kind of a home Grand Prix with Honda and also I think [Suzuka will be] my first proper opportunity to win the title.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Verstappen made his FP1 debut at Suzuka in 2014 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The championship leader added that he has enjoyed this season more than his run to the 2021 title, which he won after an intense year-long battle with rival Lewis Hamilton.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s been a really special season and I’m enjoying it a lot, but I’ll probably enjoy it more after the season looking back at it,\u201d he said. \u201cBut what we’ve been doing also as a team in general, after the difficulties we had in the beginning of the year, to then turn it around, really work on the car\u2026 the car was heavily overweight in the beginning, so making sure that it’s in a competitive window now, is great.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it’s been really enjoyable working with everyone this year,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

POWER RANKINGS: Hamilton and Verstappen miss out on the top 10 as the scores come in from Singapore<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Horner hailed his team as “phenomenal” after Perez won the Singapore GP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Team Principal Christian Horner also praised his team’s job this season and said 2022 could be Red Bull’s \u201cbest ever\u201d year as he anticipated winning not only the drivers’ championship, but the team’s first constructors’ championship since 2013.<\/p>\n

BEYOND THE GRID: Mercedes tech chief Mike Elliott on the single ‘mistake’ that compromised their 2022 car<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThis team is a phenomenal team, it’s the best team in the pit lane, and that’s not just what you see here \u2013 it’s all the men and women back in Milton Keynes that have worked tirelessly and are doing a wonderful, wonderful job, and we’re incredibly proud of everything that’s being achieved,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year could well be our best ever year in Formula 1 and we’re going to keep pushing, we’re going to keep attacking races \u2013 everything to play for \u2013 and it would be massive for us to bring these two championships home. \u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Max Verstappen could clinch his second Formula 1 World Championship at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix \u2013 and the Dutchman has several reasons why taking the title at Suzuka would be extra special for him. Verstappen needs the fastest lap and victory to guarantee the title in Japan, with Suzuka returning to the Formula 1 …<\/p>\n

Honda link and ‘special memories’ have Verstappen excited for Suzuka return<\/span> Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":88896,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/verstappen-on-the-verge-of-history-as-formula-1-returns-to-suzuka-for-the-2022-japanese-grand-prix\/","url_meta":{"origin":88752,"position":0},"title":"Verstappen on the verge of history as Formula 1 returns to Suzuka for the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix","date":"October 6, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Formula 1 returns to the Land of the Rising Sun for the first time since 2019 with Suzuka playing host to the Japanese Grand Prix, and you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone in the paddock who isn't excited to be back at the historic figure-of-eight circuit. 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