I hate this track. I can't get the swing of it at all. The first two turns mess me up, even when playing with a wheel. I'm not sure why it feels so bad in F1 games to me.
@Nylink Suzuka is indeed one of the few tracks that requires even more precision to get right. My advice for T1-2 is that you need to try to downshift timely to hit the apex of turn 1. So engine braking is quite a powerful tool there, in my opinion. 😉