Sato doesn't do the trick

Takuma Sato, who started 90 Grands Prix Formula 1, eagerly wanted to make his return to Formula 1 in 2010. The Japanese, who had started with Jordan in 2002, had to face Honda's choice to no longer disperse its forces in 2008, by ending the activities of the Super team Aguri, for which he was piloting at the time. Since then, the Nippon has been trying to make a return to F1 but places are expensive, including among the new teams. Starting with Lotus, which wanted to recruit two experienced drivers.

« We know Takuma won't go to Lotus, his agent, Matthew Winter, told Reuters. We learned yesterday, he is no longer on the list. We don't know what the criteria were. »

However, the pilot's agent confides that the latter is not down and that he still believes in his chances, even if it is difficult to predict where the Japanese could go. “ We have not given up, there are still a few places available and we will do everything to get them. But places are expensive and we don't know if he will be in F1 next season. »