It's a goodbye 'for now' to SFormula for series runner-up sachafenestraz, who won't race in the Japanese series while his rookie Formula E season is ongoing:
After signing a two-year deal to race for Nissan in FE, Fenestraz initially expressed hopes of continuing his career racing in Japan in either Super Formula or SUPER GT when his schedule allowed.
It leaves only the possibility of participating in the final two rounds of the Super Formula season - at Motegi in August and Suzuka in October - should a deal be struck with his current Kondo Racing team for him to appear in those races. Toyota and Kondo are thought to be targeting signing another international driver to replace Fenestraz alongside Kenta Yamashita, who is expected to stay with the team, for 2023.Super Formula Lights champion Kazuto Kotaka could provide an alternative in case this proves impossible, with
“Having Sacha as a teammate has been a great impetus for me,” Yamashita told Motorsport.com. “I don’t know who will be driving next year. I wouldn’t say I’m worried about it, but I just hope they find somebody quick to take his place.” "We found something on the dampers, the bump rubbers, were completely broken," Fenestraz explained."And the floor we changed after the crash [at Fuji] was an old one, not effective, and we were losing 70-80kg of downforce at the rear, which is a lot at a track like Suzuka.
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