2023 F1 JAPANESE GP Friday analysis by Peter Windsor

The F1 world headed to Suzuka, Japan, with three big questions to be answered: (1) Could Red Bull quickly regain their position at the top of F1? (2) Could Charles Leclerc take the game back to his Ferrari team-mate, Carlos Sainz? And (3) Would the hard Pirelli compounds selected for this race again particularly suit the McLaren-Mercedes? In this Friday analysis video, which includes significant fuel-tank running data, Peter Windsor looks at the early answers to all three questions - and forecasts the weekend, where the prospects of a two-stop - or perhaps three-stop - race look likely.
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