When has a conversation before his first laps at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in an Indy Car, Takuma Sato never stopped smiling.Enjoying: Takuma Sato. pilot of the KV Racing Technology has a laugh during the practice sessions on Sunday with the team owner Jimmy Vasser. Sato, in the Formula One race for 2002-2008 included the rookie orientation program on Sunday without incident.
"My feelings as high as it ever was," the former Formula One driver said on Saturday morning. "The truth is, I will probably not all understood only later, because I have not experienced." From what I heard, go through these two weeks to go through qualifying to get the race and you get another level of excitement, I can think of. "
It was his first Indianapolis 500, his first month in May as the new abbreviated schedule, everything is new and Jimmy Vasser KV Racing Technology for Sato.Driving, Tokyo ended the native orientation of the Rookie program on Sunday without incident.Over during the 10 minute conversation, Sato sank in one form or the word "emotion" 17 times. "It is true that way," said Vasser. "A place like this in the world known and famous - I remember my first round here. It gives you goose bumps."
Sato, 33, falls in love racing at an early age but passed nearly a decade before he had to try this opportunity the sport. Once he had the chance, he would be brought into Formula One racing bike in less than seven friends years.Family him an F-1 race in Suzuka, Japan, where he was 10, the first time he saw a motor- event live. "I was just really shocked and immediately, like this," said Sato, snapped his fingers.
He was mad car, even though his father, a lawyer, and his mother, an actress, not really with a passion for her son. "My parents had no idea the race, he said, laughing.For almost a decade, Sato racing, you read about the race and the race. He did everything but race.One the day he was sitting in a college class and I noticed an ad in a magazine for the Suzuka Racing School Racing. He stated one requirement: Applicants must have less than 20 years. He was 19
'For me it was my first chance and last chance to do something, so I decided I wanted to try it, "said Sato. "I went into the race at school, and I was very happy." It was good too.He was the best driver of his class in Suzuka decided to earn a scholarship. He then returned to Europe and won the British F3 title 2001.He F-1 reached in 2002 and remained there until Super Aguri dissolved because of financial difficulties in 2008. His best F-1, a third place finish was in 2004 in Indianapolis.
"It is very fast. He is courageous. He has a good history of Formula One and he tried to come to Indy," said Vasser. "We talked about him when he found her first IndyCar race last year was had an open conversation and went on talking. "He has an excellent relationship with Honda, and I did when I made my first World Cup (1996 CART) won. We have mutual friends in the society and we are here. "
Sato was not completed in the top 10 at an IndyCar race, but it was in the first five on the Oval of Kansas, before going into a wreck that was not his fault running catch. "Finally we have to win, and expected result in advance," said Vasser. "He speed was on the way, and it was amazing, Kansas. It is a quick way to a Super Speedway, but we have a whole week until the speed, and I think that It will be at the right pace there . rain his first experience on the IMS oval limited 15 rounds. It was busy Sunday 62nd "I was not really drive that fast, but I felt it," he said after his first. Then the big smile back and said he, "and I like it."
