Kamui Kobayashi still targeting F1 return

Kamui Kobayashi made headlines last weekend when he crashed a Ferrari F60 in a rail (video lesson) whilehe was carrying out a roadshow for the Scuderia in the streets of Moscow. More fear than harm for the Japanese pilot who represents the Prancing Horse this year in WEC on an F458 Italia from the semi-official AF Corse team. If the prestige of the World Endurance Championship partly made up for the disappointment of seeing his career with Sauber F1 Team ended last year, the Japanese has not given up on a return to the premier single-seater discipline.

“At the moment, there are many teams who prefer to choose their drivers based on the money they can bring in compared to their driving abilities”, comments Kamui Kobayashi, who still seems to be holding back his replacement by rookie Esteban Gutiérrez who is struggling to convince for his debut. “I hope this trend will reverse because my goal is to come back as soon as possible and work hard to succeed. »

Kamui Kobayashi must secretly hope that a place becomes available within the Maranello team. Felipe Massa's contract fuels debates in the F1 paddock every year. “All I can do at the moment is defend Ferrari in GT races and be available for the team whenever they ask me, with events like this (referring to the Moscow raodshow ), or with development sessions on a simulator. »