Exclusive: Takuma Sato - by Autocar.co.uk

[crowbarftw]

How to improve overtaking in Formula 1: put 24 Takuma Sato clones in the cars!

[AlexMacIsKING]

@poler777 I don't know, but I did hear this rumor once that he's from Japan

[jayrol93]

That Aston sounded dirty!

[Poler777]

Why does he sound like Lewis Hamilton pretending to have a Japanese accent :)

[paulturton27]

his english is good, did anyone else notice a midlands accent with a few of his words lol probably from his jordan and bar days

[ElJaydo13]

TAKUMA SATO!!!!

[ThomasTheLord]

Plz taku, come back!!!

[AccordGTR]

I love Sato, one of the best Asian racers of all time. His countryman Kobayashi is following in his heels. Both very exciting Samurai racers to watch.

[CSim4]

Classic Mini Cooper...Taku's got good taste in cars!

[Arai4lpinestars]

Yes, Gallardo Superleggera is a GOOD HANDRING super car.

We miss you Sato, please pass Danica Patrick!

[ManTaQue]

that drift in Porsche 911 GT2 aka "widowmaker"... he can drive (drift)! :D

[TronicGames]

A Classic Mini Cooper for his private use. Class!

[scoot24925]

hope he come back in f1...are rumors that renault could get this guy

[GOBbluthagain]

come back to F1 .... sato + kobayashi = awesome

[JunTakeuchiFanClub]

Sad that Taku isn't in F1 anymore. He was always exciting.

[Claymore2408]

i want him back in f1

[animeonperseest]

good hanring car!

[shawnleezam7]

too loud ?!?!? wtf

[hoshung]

I heard Sato is Gay. Right?

[Arai4lpinestars]

@hoshung No, he has a wife and kids.

[jonathan102]

@hoshung he has a wife and kids.

[drifter105]

too loud on a track jeez? some people are dumb

[acolytegnat]

Ramborghini with great handring

I love you Takuma, what a badass driver

[Imranbadmash]

I like the GT2.......

[Pointrox]

Japanese have drifting in their veins :D

[zmansporscheboxster]

I like how F1 drivers always have some very "humble" everyday cars.

[shawnleezam7]

@zmansporscheboxster fiat panda lol

[HotSIzZle12]

he's developed an accent lol

its unfortunate he never got good equipment... any news on him with f1?

[peeskekun]

hes going to Indy Car 500

[urastos]

don't be an idiot, it's ide who got his license revoked not sato.

[RenkoUsamimi]

Ah shit, you're right, my mistake. I get the two mixed up sometimes.

[tycoonpratik]

He needs to be in F1 to cause more crashes

[MBAH1ZTA]

one of the new teams ought to get him for his experience. STR should have gotten him in 2009 in place of bourdais

[supvalmin]

he's a funny guy )

[enanoirlandes]

Is the best Japanese, ¡¡¡¡Is japanese driver!!!!!

[aieljose]

takuma is a cool guy.

[Arai4lpinestars]

Takuma Sato is like a Nissan Primera.

Born in Japan and raced in Europe.

[grassingtongreen]

He's not that much smaller!

[kartkidchun]

For Sato to say the Lambo is fast is testiment to the car! Formula 1 must feel very fast in comparison.

[enanoirlandes]

Sato legend!!!!!

[marc20999]

Takuma Sato!!! unlucky guy, but its a warrior when he´s racing, miss him

[Arai4lpinestars]

He has been living in the U.K. since his formula racing career with Anthony Davidson so it's natural for him to adapt to the British accent.

Yes, Takuma Sato should have been with Toro Rosso instead of Sebastien Bourdais this year.

[GTAstuntz]

His english is good for a Japanese!

Come back to F1, Takuma! Show them what you're made of!

Hope you aint that unlucky again.

[DAH210774]

Ahh really hope so thanks :-)

[ransisua]

He didn't pick Nissan GTR.

TRAITOR!!! lol

[HKST51R]

he didn't pick it because he knows its rubbish =]

Plus the lamborghini costs 175,000 pounds or so

[masaimara]

Your father is "rubbish"

[mattwint2]

Wow, yes I think it might actually be him!!

[greatdane114]

Check out 1:00. Is that Matthew Winter in the back ground?!

Taku is a legend!

[Finnish84]

Yes he is, he should come back to F1, with a competetive car so people can see what's he made of.

[snipski0894]

yes it is good handring

[happyguy82]

lol. he doesn't seem to know what to do with supercars when he gets into one hehehe

[1973MaseratiBora]

He has a crassic Mini Cooper.

[snipski0894]

haha

[frecht0deth]

lmfaooo

[GattiF50]

Of course he picked the Italian car -.- See Italians rule :)

[xxldean81]

wie der mit dem porsche um die ecke kommt, iss einfach nur geil..........

[NismoDrifterRr]

GTR R35 :O

[CashewBoyLiam]

Anyone else this Taku would be FANTASTIC in Touring cars or GT's? Would be great to see it :)

[fireoodanuki]

He also drives Honda Beat in his private use.

[Jolinator]

takuma, what a madcunt.

[n2498al]

i love sato.get back to f1 please

[nteck1b]

Well, If you speak Japanese, There is alot of "handring" things in your japanese.

[EnnesX]

too roud??

STR is crazy to take Bourdais over Sato.

[rad7211]

Did he crash eventually?

[adampope64]

he speaks amazing english, I'v been to Japan and very very few people speak ANY english.

[Supracharged2008]

Thats why i find tokyo drift soOOo funny.. they all speak perfect english lol

[TakumiFujiwara80]

He lives in UK ,that's why his english sounds not like the usually Nippo-english (Hotto Doggu,Drivero,Fainto dorifto... ehehe).It's a shame he isn't in F1 anymore..

[XR4turbo]

I'm surprised he didn't find a Ferrari to crash the Lambo into. LOL I love Sato.

[jack1986mkII]

he seems like a nice guy. He was actually not a bad driver, a bit overlooked in F1 maybe.

[DualHazard]

That Aston sounds so good

[sdfE36]

Astons always sound good :).

[DoriFord]

there is no L in japanese, dudes))

[karldiesen]

"handring"

[karldiesen]

lol "its good hanring"

[BlueFox284]

I miss Taku. . .

[InspectorExacto]

TOO LOUD?! Hes on a race track and they flagged him for being too loud!?

[m3pOwEr4LIFE]

wtf? this man does 200 mph in a formula 1 car, but he drives a mini cooper? lol

[KOSTAS22R]

hes hardly been paid anything since 2005! no wonder he drives a Mini.

[nonchan06]

hahaha.

but he has been driving classic mini since 1998.

[Spyker88]

Well, Massa has a Fiat:D

[imydaking]

lol he prob crashed after it as he does in f1

[hashimola]

hahaha... that's true

[bjjfighter35]

dont forget he's the only driver who started racing (karts) when he's 18!!!!! ta'ts just pure hard work and dedication TAKKUUU

[ridoxsupra]

and money! :)

[LFSvidMan]

he got to F1 by starting racing at 18?

My evaluation of Sato's talent has just climbed massively

[ledouche3000]

he got to f1 starting racing at 20....well he only competed in one race at the age of 20. his first full season of racing was in 1998.

[evo8bear]

thanks for the info dude, iam 25 and i want to be a GT driver, maybe theres hope for me after all lol, i think i speak for everyone hear and that our office is behind a wheel not a desk

[smokinxtreme]

i needs to b a f1 driver...............lol

[jraybay]

nice drift witht he porsche  :D

[Arai4lpinestars]

Yeah, pity for TS. He is way experienced and quicker than Bourdais & Buemi. I'm afraid there is no F1 cockpit for him this season and the coming years. Poor Anthony Davidson too.

[EnnesX]

the real pity is that he is definately faster than bourdais and definately more experienced than buemi, so taking the place of either would have benefited toro rosso's driver lineup in one way or the other.

[CREAMPIEsupreme]

HAHAHA 1:52

goo ham wring!!!

[CanisLupus1983]

Good driving skills but not the fastest one in F1.. How come he dident know what ESP was ? ;-)

[steflotti105]

cus its tcs in the real world..

[strontiumdog262]

Neat. Must say I am jealous. Not of the car, but the talent

[zahjulien]

f1 need pilots like sato

[Finnish84]

He's really good driver, I also hope he would get a seat at F1 but it's not happening. Too bad, since he's faster than bourdais. Faster than most of the drivers in there anyway.

[tyu198]

he drove that as fast as he drives in f1 >.>

[speedycatz]

Good handRing...

[10eleven]

LOL! noticed that too...

[OperJeff]

cool vid! nice to see taku get some face time on tv,

I hope he gets an f1 seat, as hes better than some of the current drivers

[Jamirofan89]

omg that Aston between the Lambo and Porsche is one HUGE car

[JULIAYYJ]

Taku，Great！

[1973MaseratiBora]

It has reary good handring.

[monxcrib]

wow! first time and he's almost driftin'

[veyronman]

I love how he just drifts that GT2 like it's nothing haha

[MadeoN]

I want more of this! :)

[vince3122]

to loud? not loud enough

[EnnesX]

He is the one who deserves the Toro Rosso seat next season.

[cafesoluble]

yesterday i spent a couple of minutes chating with him at jerez. he was too nice

[nicholasxuu]

formula one racers should be small to save weight.

Oh~ just can he see something right in front of him when he's in that car? the dashboard top end is almost as high as his eyes!

[jspesh]

good handring lol

[veyronman]

he has a crassic mini cooper as well

[SRQshark]

omg he looks so small inside the driver seat

[skecr8r]

Finally someone who actually challenges the cars instead of all this soft-curve nonsense.

[bulletkip]

too loud?

[daedruoY]

Red frag. Too Roud.

[fcukthepeople]

ahahahahahah

[saweet999]

man i wish this vid was longer and sato testing all those cars

[foodafokkarez]

yeah i was just thinking the same when i saw this its damn too short.one thing though if honda guys saw him drift with nissan gtr on this they won't be pleased but who cares.

[saweet999]

why do u say that it isnt like nissan has a formula one program

[kenjuma]

Well, Renault does :). Dut I think the Sato-Honda link cooled a but down, since the dimise of Super Aguri where Sato clearly picked Aguri-sans side. Sato is free to drive whatever he likes, like a STR ;). And it's not that driving another Japanese car would make Honda holding a grudge against Sato. In competition the find it important to beat eachother, but outside, it's different. The Japanese are actually very keen on getting to know eachother, because of possible advantages. Google 'keiretsu'

[boyScotland]

F1 drivers can't drift well in road cars because of their smooth driving style, but not Sato, he's an ace all-rounder!

[LolaJudd]

Takuma Sato should race the Dome S102 Judd

[bdyan1]

wat a mini copper is his daily drive???

[jakelamotta67]

according to what he does in an F1, a mini is way enough...;))

[veyronman]

F1 drivers usually drive normal things, since literally NO sports car or supercar can match the performance of an F1 car, so why bother?

Lewis Hamilton supposedly drives a Diesel Merc GL

[bdyan1]

BS alot of F1 drivers have super cars hamiliton has a CGT

[veyronman]

ever watched Top Gear? He revealed in his interview that he drives a GL420.

[bdyan1]

well he owns a carrera GT and his dad crashed too

[veyronman]

uh, great? great.

[bdyan1]

what??

[kenjuma]

Indeed. And I know Jenson Button owns a Civic (Type-R, and he probably got it for free). Sato said he has a Cooper for everyday use. I also heart he has Carrera GT. But you don't use this to pick up your kids or do grocery shopping. Also, in Japan there are strict regulations around owning a car (f.e. above compact size, you need to prove that you have a place to park it). And I don't think Sato would trow his money away on a big residence (with parking space) in Japan.

[lochlan]

he lives in Monaco

[kenjuma]

That's why I think he wouldn't throw money away on a big house in Japan :)

[EnnesX]

I thought Jenson's company car was a base NSX coupe. First a yellow, then traded for a blue one.

[03whymans]

gl 420 cdi a under rated 4x4 betas anything in its class

[03whymans]

mate ur wrong he drive a mercedes gl 420 cdi

[daedruoY]

imagine if you drive an f1 car the most fast and well handling car on the planet. Is a porsche or aston as example going to be exhillarating? probably not.

[bdyan1]

drive a CGT on the streets like crazy ys still very exhilrating man hehe

[braybraymitchface]

"It's good handring!" hehe love this guy seems like a funny person.

[rp997]

Takuma rocks. His English exceptionally good.

[lesmcluffalot]

Kewlios

[themorganator]

How sideways was that GT2!!!!! Awesome!!