One of the drivers' all-time favourite circuits plays host to the latest round of the ultra-tight title battle. Edd Straw evaluates whether anyone could stop Red Bull at Suzuka

Suzuka is the perfect stomping ground for Red Bull. The question is, just how dominant will the RB6 be on the long sweeps of the Honda-owned track?

Singapore started to answer the question of whether the car's prodigious speed had been pegged back by the more stringent flexible bodywork tests that the FIA has introduced, but the Japanese Grand Prix should give us a definitive answer. Expect Red Bull to be at the sharp end this weekend, but keep a close eye on the gap to McLaren and Ferrari.

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