Final yr there have been talks between Yoshihisa Ueno, the president of Tremendous System promoter JRP, and the Suzuka race organisers to carry Japan’s main home single-seater collection to the occasion.
Tremendous System left a two-month hole between its first spherical in March and its second occasion in Might for the F1 assist occasion to doubtlessly transfer into.
A assist slot for Tremendous System did not materialise for 2024, understood to be as a result of scheduling and paddock logistics, however in an unique interview with Motorsport.com Suzuka president Tsuyoshi Saito says he could be eager to welcome the collection in 2025.
“The choice can also be all the way down to System 1, however Tremendous System is a prime racing class in Japan,” Saito mentioned.
“Subsequently, it could be very thrilling for us to have F1 and Tremendous System in the identical weekend. It’s a risk and we’d welcome this selection, however in fact we aren’t capable of resolve.
“On the similar time, we aren’t solely centered on Tremendous System. For us it’s primarily about providing followers the most effective mixture all through the weekend.
“In fact, Tremendous System is a kind of prospects, however an important factor is to have the most effective weekend bundle.”
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With out F2, F3 or F1 Academy feeder collection current, the home Ferrari Problem Japan and Porsche Carrera Cup Japan graced the assist invoice eventually weekend’s race.
From this yr onwards Japan moved from its conventional autumn date to a race in April, as a part of F1’s want to streamline the logistics of its file 24-race calendar and enhance its sustainability efforts.
As revealed on Friday when F1 and the FIA collectively offered subsequent yr’s calendar, Japan will maintain on to its new slot for 2025, changing into the third grand prix of the yr behind a double-header of Australia and China.
Saito mentioned Suzuka was comfortable to accommodate F1’s date change request because it aligned with its personal sustainability initiatives.
“We’re globally aiming for a discount of the CO2 emissions to succeed in our sustainability targets, additionally relating to the logistics of F1,” he defined.
“System 1 needed to bundle the races on this space of the world extra, additionally when it comes to logistics along with Australia. Subsequently F1 recommended shifting this race to the spring as a substitute of later within the yr.
“Our firm can also be very centered on sustainability, so we agreed with F1’s suggestion, additionally as a result of it matches our personal philosophy.
“I do consider that we’ll keep on this time of the yr for some time because it suits in with all of the concepts that System 1 has about logistics. We’re comfortable to agree with their choices.”
