What F1 drivers did on cancelled Saturday in Suzuka

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What F1 drivers did on cancelled Saturday in Suzuka
Xbox, model cars and singing in the rain!
Formula 1 drivers are certainly not used to having much free time during a race weekend so it was no surprise to see they had very different approaches to the cancelled Saturday at the Japanese Grand Prix.
World champion Lewis Hamilton had some interesting thoughts on what he could do with a spare 24 hours.
“There’s a place about three hours away called the cove, where they are slaughtering all the dolphins and I’m tempted to go and do that. I’ve got nothing else to do and it would be great to really put the spotlight on that but it depends, I don’t know how long it would take me to get there. That’s obviously not a great part of their heritage here or their culture. Otherwise, it’s a beautiful place."
Max Verstappen invited a bunch of drivers round for a FIFA tournament. How about that caption!
Lando Norris went bowling. Well... kind of.
There’s a bowling alley. Can confirm. pic.twitter.com/7WehJdvy8b
— Lando Norris (@LandoNorris) October 12, 2019
Romain Grosjean went very old school, finding a model Tyrrell P34 to build.
Job done! 💯👍❤️ https://t.co/c7CbGIRGFt pic.twitter.com/apJYWMrfXz
— Romain Grosjean (@RGrosjean) October 12, 2019
Mercedes had their own ideas.
All the essentials for a day stuck in the hotel! 👇
— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) October 12, 2019
Who’s up for a game of Monopoly? pic.twitter.com/9GKqmvTYv2
Daniel Ricciardo decided to go singin' in the rain
🎶 Singin' in the rain 🎶@danielricciardo knows how to spend a Saturday off in Suzuka.#F1 #JapaneseGP pic.twitter.com/6Q77FDnJRw
— GPFans Global (@GPFansGlobal) October 12, 2019
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