SportsLine's model analyzes Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda as they debut the White Bull livery, along with the rest of the starting grid's chances at the 2025 F1 Japanese GP

What makes it special: The only figure-eight layout in F1, with legendary corners such as the Esses, 130R and the Degners. The Japanese fans are also unlike any others in F1, dressing in homemade costumes and staying late into the night just to watch activity in the garages.

Chinese Grand Prix winner Oscar Piastri ended Friday (April 4, 2025) on top at the Japanese GP by finishing fastest during a Free Practice 2 that was disrupted by multiple red flags, with the first stoppage coming after a heavy crash for Alpine’s Jack Doohan.