After Prolonged 4-Year Wait, F1’s Tokyo Fan Festival Comes to Fruition at the 2023 Japanese GP

Motorsport is nothing without the fans. While the drivers take away all the glory, it’s the fans and their passion for technology, speed, and competition that propel the sport we love so much to the heights it’s reached today. Naturally, the sport of Formula 1, considered the pinnacle of motor racing, owes everything it has today to these passionate petrolheads. And finally, after a 4-year long wait, it has delivered at the 2023 Japanese GP.

Racing and Japan go hand-in-hand. We’ve had so many great moments being delivered at the Japanese Grand Prix in the past. And the fans, they’ve been the most creative and passionate across the globe. Hence, it only made sense that F1 gave something back to them in return for all the love and support.

F1 finally brings the biggest fan festival to the Japanese GP

Drivers often say that Suzuka is a ‘Driver’s circuit’. Well, F1 racing is a fans’ biggest retreat in Japan. And after teasing a fan festival back in 2019, it’s 4 years later that the sport has finally confirmed what the fans are in for at the 2023 Japanese GP.

Back in 2019, a Liberty Media spokesperson revealed, “We’ve enjoyed great success with the Fan Festivals this year and we’re looking to create a broader programme next year. We are looking to visit Tokyo and Milan, and we are aiming to put on events in Germany and the USA, though the locations there are yet to be confirmed.”

Read More: “I Am a F***ing Rookie”: George Russell Bursts Into Tears After Mistake Costs Singapore GP Win Reports F1 Commentator

It’s taken a while, but the festival now comes to Tokyo. But what can the Japanese fans expect from the festivities?

Star-studded lineup for F1’s Tokyo fan festival

F1 drivers are like gods for the people of Japan who follow this sport. Safe to say, if any fan who is planning to visit the Grand Prix this weekend wants to attend the festival, they will be eagerly awaiting the lineup waiting to grace them. And thanks to F1’s official website, we have an update to share!

“Set to make an appearance is home favourite Yuki Tsunoda, along with two-time world champion Max Verstappen and his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez, as well as Alpine’s race-winning driver, Esteban Ocon,” read Formula1.com’s update about the Tokyo fan festival.

Are you going to witness the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix from the grandstands this weekend?

WATCH THIS STORY | Lewis Hamilton’s departure from Mercedes Has Been Ruled Out Despite A Heated Confrontation With Toto Wolff