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Sato: Japan needs another driver in Formula 1
Takuma Sato believes Formula 1 needs a new Japanese driver to continue to inspire regrowth in support for the sport in a country where tickets for the Grand Prix used to be sold by lottery. At Suzuka, the former Jordan, BAR and Super Aguri driver was in the paddock to support Honda and the Japanese driver Naoki Yamamoto. 31-year-old Yamamoto, poised to win his third Super Formula title this year, got his first taste of F1 with a Friday practice session for Toro Rosso at Suzuka. Sato, who now races in Indycar, thinks Japan needs a new local hero to cheer on. 'F1 is doing well in Japan even if it is not the madness that we used to know,' the 42-year-old told France's Auto Hebdo. 'Honda's...
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