The F1 circus moves from Singapore to Japan. There are only three races left to decide the F1 titles, three races left to determine the Prediction Game champion. This is round 16.

So place your predictions as usual in the comments below this post:
- Top eight finishers in the race
- Pole position
- Fastest lap

The summary of the rules and current standings - click here
Round 15 results - click here.

Do not forget - the predictions must be placed before the qualifying starts. Better do not leave it to the very last moment !

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Join us for live blog debate covering the Saturday practice session for 2008 Japanese F1 GP:

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7 Eleven Livery for Red Bull again in Japan

It looks like back to business as usual in Japan so far. McLarens and Ferraris easily occupied the top 4 spots on the timesheets in Practice 1. Renaults seem to continue their climb, speed of Toro Rossos is no longer a surprise … Looks like we will have close weekend at the top. Toyota hasnt’s impressed much yet on their own track. Red Bull same as last year added 7 Eleven logo on their cars for the Japanese Grand Prix.

Friday Practice 1 Times:

1. L. Hamilton - McLaren - 1:18.910
2. F. Massa - Ferrari - 1:19.063
3. H. Kovalainen - McLaren - 1:19.279
4. K. Räikkönen - Ferrari - 1:19.399
5. F. Alonso - Renault - 1:19.473
6. N. Piquet - Renault - 1:19.743
7. S. Vettel - Toro Rosso - 1:20.121
8. R. Kubica - BMW Sauber - 1:20.160

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Last year Jarno Trulli painted his helmet with sakura flowers for the Japanese Grand Prix. This year the Toyota driver went for another Japanese trade mark - Fuji Mountain. Here is the helmet he will be sporting on his team’s home circuit:

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Japanese GP 2007

After the amazing Singapore GP experience it is time to move to Japan and for second year in a row to Fuji Speedway. Although this will be the second GP on the revamped Fuji track it still remains sort of an uknown quantity. Torrential rains turned the 2007 Japanese GP into a speedboat race and so we are yet to see how the Formula 1 car racing here looks.

The 2007 race was a bizzare spectacle. The race had to be started behind the safety car and continued in that fashion for 18 laps. Ferraris messed up the tyres and had to pit following the orders from FIA (hey, there really are times FIA rules against Marenello). At that point it looked like that blunder handed the 2007 title to Lewis Hamilton (before he handed it to Kimi).

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The 2008 Formula 1 tour of Asia continues this weekend in Japan. Here is the video preview of 2008 Japanese Grand Prix.

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This edit includes:
- views of the surrounding areas
- flashback to 2007 Japanese GP
- track preview with Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima
- all accompanied with Japanese tunes

If for any reason the above video does not load fast enough you can watch this video also on Facebook, at F1Wolf Club or on Dailymotion.

More 2007 Japanese GP action footage in these posts from last year:

- Webber Vettel crash video:
- Massa vs Kubica fight:

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When my lense went on strike after about 5 minutes of Singapore F1 GP Friday practice session I thought that this time there will be no pictures at all. Fortunately I realized that besides auto there is also a manual mode. It took me a while to find the suitable set up but few minutes later I was ready to shoot again. Here are 2 slideshows with pictures from Singapore. You can see the original photos on the Singapore GP pictures page, on Flickr and at F1Wolf Club - Part 1 and Part 2.

Find more photos like this on F1Wolf Club

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A bit later than usual here are the results of round 15. Well done Luis Miguel Sainz and Draconte with the high scores ! But the hero of the day must be Ozzi - the only one predicting Alonso’s win !

16 - Luis Miguel Sainz, Draconte
15 - Ben, Ozzi, F1Wolf, blazena, Queen Bee, Kaylen
14 - stew, xxMarinaxx, gertjan
13 - zblkhwk, Steve Robertson, kotenok, mcw3, Fisheye
12 - Klokan, Rich
11 - deaddogsmoking, brabhamburger, nieuwe, Arun
10 - Rob The Flying Dutchman, fatfish, fantoci

Current standings are as usual on the left side bar or on the Prediction Game page.

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Nico Rosberg 2008 Singapore GP

There has been a lot said about the current Safety Car regulations. If the Safety Car comes out in about the time one needs to pit for fuel there are only 2 options - pit and face the penalty or run out of fuel. Either of them is good enough to ruin the race.

But after watching the Singapore GP it looks like there may be also another outcome. Pit early, come out in front of the field, hope the stewards will take their time to confirm the obvious then once the penalty is announced stay out as long as legally possible. If all goes well by the time you do have to serve the 10 second penalty you may have well over 20 second lead and a chance to fight for a podium.

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Fernando Alonso - 2008 Singapore GP Winner

It was a great weekend in Singapore and the whole experience deserves a special post (coming soon ). This review however will focus on the race only.

Following his technical problems in second the part of qualifying Fernando Alonso had to start from lowly P15. It had to be great disappointment after very promising performances in free practice sessions and Q1. His post qualifying words sounded like he will only be there on Sunday to get over with the race:

“The race is lost. You can’t overtake here and I’m starting from 15th, so I will be going out just to lap the track, but it’s over already. If there are 10 or 12 retirements and there are safety cars… but there are no miracles. We have to do a better job on Saturday, especially on tracks like this where you can’t overtake. We said all weekend that starting from eighth or ninth would be a problem, so starting from 15th it’s all over.”

But then Sunday came and he looked very relaxed on the grid. When the commentator on the track asked him about his feelings before the race that seemed to be ruined before it even started, Alonso’s replied with a smile on his face - “who knows, perhaps there will be a safety car and we will get lucky” (this is not the exact quote). He had no idea …

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