Former IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe options in F1TV’s broadcast of the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix because the host of the post-race reveals. The Canadian posted an replace in regards to the F1 race in Japan by way of his social media deal with, detailing the way it had been a bucket listing merchandise for him.
James Hinchcliffe labored as an analyst for NBC’s IndyCar broadcast earlier than switching as FOX took over the unique broadcasting rights for the American open-wheel racing collection. Hinchcliffe joined FOX together with former F1 TV host Will Buxton and Townsend Bell. Nonetheless, the Canadian had beforehand made appearances on the F1TV, with the latest one on the 2025 Japanese GP.
James Hinchcliffe uploaded 4 images on X (previously Twitter), three of which had been photographs with the opposite F1TV hosts for the Japanese GP, Laura Winter and Chris Medland. The previous IndyCar driver featured an all denim outfit in one of many photos, and a black outfit layered with a beige jacket within the different two photos. The final image was together with his spouse Rebecca Dalton.
The Canadian revealed his expertise of being again on the F1TV in his tweet. Revealing how attending the Japanese GP had been a bucket listing merchandise for him, James Hinchcliffe’s tweet learn,
“What an incredible weekend again on the F1 wagon! Suzuka has been a bucket listing race to go to and it didn’t disappoint. Nice working with the F1TV crew as at all times, and nice first race for @ChrisMedlandF1 with the gang!”
Max Verstappen began on pole on the Japanese GP with the McLaren duo of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri behind him. Whereas the Papaya drivers had been marginally sooner than the Dutchman, the Crimson Bull driver did not make a single mistake and stored Norris behind him the entire race.
The newly surfaced observe meant tire put on was minimal which led to a single-stop race. The one actual overtaking second for Lando Norris was popping out of the pits, the place Max Verstappen held his line, and the Briton was despatched onto the grass on the pit exit.
James Hinchcliffe as soon as revealed what IndyCar can study from F1
James Hinchcliffe got here out in December 2024, earlier than the beginning of the 2025 IndyCar season, and detailed what F1 and IndyCar can study from one another. Talking of IndyCar, he defined how the race weekend construction is all over with irregular gaps between periods, whereas in F1, a stricter format is adopted. He requested IndyCar to implement the identical as he mentioned (by way of PlanetF1),
“I like the best way that F1 buildings their weekends identically. Regardless of the place on the planet you might be, that Follow 2 [will take place] the identical period of time after Follow 1, and it goes all the best way again to the observe assessments on Wednesday. Like, I can inform you what time the security automobile laps are on Thursday, and from that I can delineate what time FP3 ends.”
The IndyCar format is inconsistent relying on whether or not it is a avenue/everlasting circuit race or an oval race, in addition to elements just like the assist races through the race weekend.