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Insight: Atmosphere and scenes from Suzuka

It is not at every Grand Prix that a tranquil pre-race lunch in a Formula 1 team’s hospitality unit is interrupted by a man dressed as a dragon entering the building, accompanied by a swarm of drummers, before pretending to eat an unsuspecting team member. That it is considered almost a normal occurrence is symptomatic of the weird, wonderful and welcoming nature of Suzuka, Japan, and the country’s Grand Prix. There are vending machines on nearly every street corner, the colourful assortments of questionable liquids inside them illuminating the area, the railway stations are enormously complexing and musical tunes unheard anywhere else on the planet inform you of your impending...
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