Marcus was to participate in a local ‘park run’ this morning and will arrive at the track later so just Bryce and I headed off and were pleasantly surprised to find that there were fewer people for both train trips this morning and it meant that we had seats.
We were at the Suzuka circuit by 10:30 being quicker than yesterday by using an underpass to shorten the distance to our seats and avoid the heavily congested crowd area near the giant ferris wheel.
There was a Ferrari race on as we arrived and later the Porsche Cup qualifying event plus another hour of F1 practice.
Porsche Carrera Cup race start
The main event of the day was qualifying for the F1 race tomorrow. The Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli and George Russell were dominant and locked out the front row for the big race. Oscar Piastri in the McLaren will be in position three and Charles LeClerk in a Ferrari has position four.
Instead of catching a bus, we decided to walk the five kilometres back to Shiroka Station. This change of plan worked well and we boarded the train with no significant crowd problems and availability of seats rather than having to stand.
We were back home by 19:00 after a much easier day travel than yesterday.
Meanwhile with a degree of trepidation about getting lost, Corinne had ventured out on her own and managed to navigate her way using Apple Maps and her Suica card to the Osu Shopping Street in Nagoya. The shopping street was huge with stalls selling everything from clothes, shoes, cosmetics, technical equipment to food stalls. She also decided that a coffee at Denny’s was mandatory.
Osu Shopping Street, Nagoya
Coffee at Denny's, Osu Shopping Street, Nagoya
Once again, we opted for a quick trip to the nearby supermarket for a take-away dinner which we heated up in the microwave back at our accommodation.
Tomorrow is race day and we suspect massive crowds!