Mercedes AMG Petronas - Valtteri Bottas' Japanese Grand Prix Circuit Guide (VIDEO)

2025 Formula 1 Car Launch & MotoGP Team Presentation Dates

📅 Williams Racing • Fri February 14Trackhouse Racing • Tue January 14 ✅

📅 F1 Season Launch Event • Tue February 18 ⭐ Aprilia Racing • Thu January 16 ✅

📅 Oracle Red Bull Racing • Tue February 18 Gresini Racing MotoGP • Sat January 18 📅

📅 Scuderia Ferrari HP • Wed February 19 Ducati Lenovo Team • Mon January 20 📅

⏳ McLaren F1 Team • TBA Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team • Sat January 25 📅

⏳ Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team • TBA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing • Thu January 30 📅

⏳ Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team • TBA Red Bull KTM Tech3 • Thu January 30 📅

⏳ BWT Alpine F1 Team • TBA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP • Fri January 31 📅

⏳ MoneyGram Haas F1 Team • TBA Prima Pramac Racing • Fri January 31 📅

⏳ Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team • TBA Honda HRC • Sat February 1 📅

⏳ Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber • TBA LCR Honda Team • Sat February 8 📅

⭐ MotoGP Season Launch Event • Sun February 9 📅

Mercedes AMG Petronas - Valtteri Bottas' Japanese Grand Prix Circuit Guide (VIDEO)

The Suzuka International Racing Course - Home of the Japanese Grand Prix and scene of some of the most dramatic races in F1 history! Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport's Valtteri Bottas talks us through the challenges of this iconic circuit in his latest Petronas Motorsports F1 race preview!

“The battle with Ferrari remains extremely close. Suzuka will be another challenging weekend for us - we will need the very best from our team, our car and our drivers to come out on top.”

Toto previews the #JapaneseGP 👉 https://t.co/tb8hnc2UPb #F1 pic.twitter.com/cjorr0OgQl
— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) October 3, 2018

Our friend HHF would have turned 48 today.

For his family, his friends and his #Twifosi - live your #Fever to the fullest, not just today but every day.#HHF pic.twitter.com/u2e3x6Rw8O
— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) October 3, 2018

2025 F1 Championship Standings

P	Driver	Team
1	Lando Norris	McLaren
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
4	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull
6	Liam Lawson	Red Bull
7	George Russell	Mercedes
8	Andrea Antonelli	Mercedes
9	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin
11	Pierre Gasly	Alpine
12	Jack Doohan	Alpine
13	Esteban Ocon	Haas
14	Oliver Bearman	Haas
15	Yuki Tsunoda	Racing Bulls
16	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls
17	Alexander Albon	Williams
18	Carlos Sainz	Williams
19	Nico Hülkenberg	Kick Sauber
20	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber

P	Team	Points
1	McLaren F1 Team	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
2	Scuderia Ferrari HP	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
3	Oracle Red Bull Racing	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
4	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
5	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
6	BWT Alpine F1 Team	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
7	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
8	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
9	Williams Racing	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
10	Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0

2025 MotoGP Championship Standings

P	Rider	Team
1	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati Lenovo
2	Marc Marquez	Ducati Lenovo
3	Jack Miller	Pramac Racing
4	Miguel Oliveira	Pramac Racing
5	Alex Marquez	Gresini Racing
6	Fermin Aldeguer	Gresini Racing
7	Jorge Martin	Aprilia Racing
8	Marco Bezzecchi	Aprilia Racing
9	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Pertamina Enduro VR46
10	Franco Morbidelli	Pertamina Enduro VR46
11	Brad Binder	Red Bull KTM
12	Pedro Acosta	Red Bull KTM
13	Maverick Viñales	KTM Tech3
14	Enea Bastianini	KTM Tech3
15	Fabio Quartararo	Monster Energy Yamaha
16	Alex Rins	Monster Energy Yamaha
17	Raul Fernandez	Trackhouse Racing
18	Ai Ogura	Trackhouse Racing
19	Johann Zarco	LCR Honda Castrol
20	Somkiat Chantra	LCR Honda Idemitsu
21	Joan Mir	Honda HRC
22	Luca Marini	Honda HRC

P	Team	Points
1	Ducati Lenovo Team	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
2	Prima Pramac Racing	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
3	Gresini Racing MotoGP	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
4	Aprilia Racing	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
5	Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
6	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
7	Red Bull KTM Tech3	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
8	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
9	Trackhouse Racing	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
10	LCR Honda Team	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
11	Honda HRC Team	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0