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F1 Star Yamamoto Is the First Japanese in Five Years to Join FP1
The F1 Grand Prix 2019 starts this Friday with free practice sessions on the Suzuka race track, Japan. And for the first time in many years, the Japanese racer Naoki Yamamoto joins FP1. He will compete for the Torro Rosso team with the backing of Honda. Unfortunately, Honda officials haven’t gained the super license for this year’s F1 races, although they have a Japanese driver Nobuharu Matsushita in the sixth place of the current F2 championship. Nonetheless, Yamamoto obtained an F1 super license for himself, while only the FP1 type of license is appropriate. The junior Red Bull’s team is proud of hosting a Super Formula and Super GT champ driving for them. Earlier this year,...
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