Sato not giving up on F1 dream

TAKUMA SATO

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Sunday 11th October 2009

Takuma Sato has not given up on his dream of returning to Formula One.

The Japanese driver has been out of the sport since Super Aguri decided to pull the plug on their F1 operation in 2008. He was involved in a three-way shoot-out to drive for Toro Rosso last year, but the team decided to hand the race seat to Sebastien Buemi.

"We are just communicating," he told Autosport. "As you know now in F1, in business and everything, it's quite difficult to predict. Of course new teams are coming, which is a great opportunity for me, and of course the current teams too. So we are just communicating with everybody really and trying to find any possibility, not only for F1.

"I have to have some kind of option for next year because one and a half years out of racing is just too long and to me it's the limit. If it was only half season then concentrating on F1 is fine.

"That was the case last year: we did the winter testing and it went perfectly and it didn't happen. That was a very unfortunate moment but I will never give up. I'm just attacking every single door and if that opens the doors for next year I will be very, very happy."

Sato, a former BAR driver, also praised Brawn GP after their turn-around in fortune.

"I think they can take pride," he said. "That's the kind of company Honda is always, that's what I'd like to believe.

"So did we as Super Aguri, a lot of very important designers and engineers were already integrated into that team, and we helped each other to develop the car - especially for the 2009 regulations. And that was a huge success. So from that point of view we did the right things, it's just a shame we're not here."

Your Comments

mrkjf

"negasonic,i agree Saton may not have give up on F1 but F1 has gave up on him."

racerrick48

"Give the guy a break...Sato was always fast when he was in F1, and that means he wasn't just in the car to show up on the grid each weekend. He tried real hard and crahsed a few times, but he was fast and deserves a break to get back into the sport before guys like Grosjean and Alguersari who have done more damage to their cars in a few races than Sato did in a full season!"