F1 RETURN made after 30-year Suzuka absence – Five things you missed from the Japanese Grand Prix

If you haven’t seen by now, four-time champion Max Verstappen stormed to victory once again at Suzuka, and no you didn’t wake up in 2023, Red Bull have just decided to finally start working on the car driven by the man who could bring them a fifth consecutive drivers’ title this season!

We have rounded up all the sneaky details you may have missed from this weekend’s action…

Max Verstappen’s Suzuka solution

Can we call this a Verstappen comeback? Maybe. But only time will tell whether the Dutchman has found his form after a tweak to his RB21 because frankly, his track record at the Japanese track is quite something.

As what he described as ‘the perfect send-off’ to Red Bull’s power unit supplier Honda, Verstappen’s victory on Sunday marks his fourth consecutive at the circuit, making him the first and only driver to ever do so.

To go one better, the 27-year-old is only one off of matching the record at any track: Ayrton Senna at Monaco (89-93) and Lewis Hamilton at Spain (2017-2021).

Japan hosts F1 return after 30-year absence

The 2025 Japanese GP hosted all 20 drivers of the 2025 grid this weekend but it also welcomed the return of the ‘Helicam’.

The mini camera, likely a drone, is used to provide aerial footage of the race or any incidents that occur within it, providing an exclusive close-up look for broadcasters and their viewers.

Aerial footage has not been seen at Suzuka for nearly three decades but it was used once again at the 2025 Japanese GP, with the reason for the comeback believed to be thanks to developments in F1 broadcasting technology and vitally, local airspace restrictions su