Formula One touches down in Japan this weekend to celebrate its 16th race of the 2017 world championship season. The East Asian country welcomes the F1 community for the 33 times in its colorful history. Despite being mainly associated with the Suzuka circuit, the first ever F1 race was held in Fuji in 1976. The very fast Fuji Speedway has held four GPs so far, all of them were marked with some sort of drama. The 1976 race was the title-decider of the legendary battle between James Hunt and Niki Lauda. After surviving a near fatal crash, the Austrian was on course to win his second title with Ferrari despite missing the Austrian and the Dutch GP while recovering from his severe injuries....
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