REPORT: Suzuka secures future of Japanese Grand Prix for three years
At the risk of sounding like the end of a cheesy kung-fu movie, the future of the Japanese Grand Prix is safe...for now. After Toyota confirmed it could no longer host the race at its Fuji Speedway, Honda has reportedly stepped up to secure a new deal with Bernie Ecclestone to hold the race at its Suzuka circuit for the next three years. Hiroshi Oshima, president of Honda's Mobilityland division met with Ecclestone in Valencia at the European Grand Prix this past weekend to sign the contract.
The Suzuka International Racing Course hosted the event twice in the early Sixties before the Japanese Grand Prix switched to Fuji. Suzuka hosted again from 1987 through 2006, after which an alternating agreement was signed between the two tracks. With Suzuka now set to host until 2011, Honda will hold the race but field no team, while Toyota continues to compete but host no race...for now.
[Source: Autosport | Image: Clive Mason/Getty]
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Max 6:10PM (8/24/2009)
Thats either the tallest Japanese person I've ever seen or Bernie is a midget.
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Jung 6:16PM (8/24/2009)
It's the latter... Bernie is 5" 2 1/2.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1687495/bio
well, not quite a midget, but pretty short for an italian man his age.
It looks like the japanese guys is a good 6-8 inches taller.
The Hit 10:28PM (8/25/2009)
Bernie is British.
Redline 10:22PM (8/24/2009)
Err... Bernie an Italian? OK then...
Michael 11:19PM (8/24/2009)
OMG that's exactly what I was thinking! He could do the "small hands" commercial for Burger King.
nuggetsmcduggets 6:34PM (8/24/2009)
*Ole' Bernie 'literally out of his mind with power' Ecclestone is an Englishmen.
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MattJILA 6:55PM (8/24/2009)
Yay for this! Any deal that takes one of Tilke's generic designs off the calendar is fine by me. For every Istanbul that Tilke designed (a great track with elevation changes), there is a Fuji or a Shanghai stinking up the Formula.
Suzuka, the crossover, the 130R...great news!
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tuna 7:08PM (8/24/2009)
Every time I see Bernie, I think of Napoleon.
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Sean Flanagan 7:30PM (8/24/2009)
Every time I see him, I think of Edna Mode from The Incredibles. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edna_Mode
Tom Winch 4:34AM (8/25/2009)
+1, he is the epitome of the classic Napoleon complex.
Carlos 7:55PM (8/24/2009)
I cannot wait till that man dies. Sounds mean, but he castrated F1.
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dukeisduke 10:27PM (8/24/2009)
Somebody should hold Bernie down and give him a haircut. He looks ridiculous.
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dukeisduke 10:27PM (8/24/2009)
Piss off, spammer.
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FamilyGuy 10:40PM (8/24/2009)
This is great news. I love the Suzuka Circuit. Bernie not so much.
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why not the LS2LS7? 3:23AM (8/25/2009)
It's by far the better of the two tracks, even with the gimped 130R.
Brad 8:22AM (8/25/2009)
This is good news. I love Suzuka and I'm glad to see Fuji out of the picture at least for now.
And as for Harry Potter Sr. FO!!!!!
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