Despite failing to impress Red Bull last year, Honda SFormula driver Ren Sato (sugar_0185) isn't ready to give up on his dream of racing overseas yet:
Sato was given the chance to represent Red Bull in Super Formula last year for his rookie season in Japan’s top single-seater series, as Team Goh set its itself the objective of preparing its driver for a possible future in Formula 2.
While he will no longer be a Red Bull junior driver, he is still hoping that a strong season could lead to opportunities to prove himself overseas. “I think I had a chance last year, but I just wasn’t quite able to arrive at the point of winning races. But this year I think I have another chance, so I want to give it my all.”Sato raced in French Formula 4 in 2020 with Honda backing alongside another one of the Japanese marque’s proteges, Ayumu Iwasa, but it was Iwasa who won the title, earning a chance to step up to FIA Formula 3 while Sato returned to Japan.
Sato kicked off his tenure at Nakajima Racing by setting the fastest time in last month’s post-season rookie test at Suzuka, outpacing three-time champion teammate Naoki Yamamoto in the process.
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