Video - Japan Grand Prix: Preview

Formula One returns to Asia this weekend for Round 15 of the 2011 World Championship, the Japanese Grand Prix, hosted at one of the most popular tracks on the calendar, the 5.807 km figure-of-eight Suzuka Circuit.

Since 1976, Japan has staged 26 Formula One GP races. In the last ten years, 75% of races at Suzuka have been won from pole - a higher percentage than in Monaco (70%). Of the circuit's 18 corners, 11 are taken at 200 kph or higher - including four at over 250 kph.

Since Suzuka returned to the calendar in 2009, both races have featured Safety Car periods. Michael Schumacher's six wins and eight pole positions make him the most successful driver in the history of the Japanese Grand Prix.Watch in the videos below what's going on at the Japan GP - crazy fans included.