80 minutes before the start: Lewis Hamilton's comment

      Lewis Hamilton starts eighth in Suzuki and hopes to win back…

      Lewis Hamilton: "To begin with, it's kind of cold today, and I'm just freezing! The track is drying up before my eyes, although when I woke up this morning, I was hoping for rain. But it seems that the race can take place on dry asphalt, although the weather is cold and there is a strong wind. This means that the tires will not work the same way as in previous days, not as it was in training.

      It's difficult to overtake on this track, so we have to try to come up with something and act in some other way, not like our rivals. I understand that I'm not starting from the most favorable position, and it won't be easy to get ahead from it, but the situation is what it is.

      But I am very happy that we are competing on this wonderful track, where there are wonderful Japanese fans who support all the riders!"