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Japan needs another driver in F1 - Sato

Oct.22 Takuma Sato says Formula 1 needs a new Japanese driver. 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 recent wins are helping, but I don't think that's the problem. Fans want something other than what happened in the...
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