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Old 4 Feb 2008, 10:35 (Ref:2120370)   #1
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Yamamoto joins Renault
As a test driver for 2008.

http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/...joins-renault/

I'll bet he brings a few bob in.
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Old 4 Feb 2008, 11:31 (Ref:2120633)   #2
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I can only assume he comes with a briefcase of cash...
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Old 4 Feb 2008, 12:01 (Ref:2120657)   #3
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Old 4 Feb 2008, 13:01 (Ref:2120689)   #4
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Old 4 Feb 2008, 15:17 (Ref:2120782)   #5
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Now that really comes as a surprise. He's not their reserve driver, is he?
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Old 4 Feb 2008, 15:29 (Ref:2120789)   #6
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I guess they needed someone for airstrip aero testing...
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Old 4 Feb 2008, 15:49 (Ref:2120804)   #7
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What a very odd choice of driver for a factory team...
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Old 4 Feb 2008, 16:32 (Ref:2120827)   #8
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What a very odd choice of driver for a factory team...
Yes, it makes you wonder about their long term plans in F1
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Old 4 Feb 2008, 18:27 (Ref:2120908)   #9
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I thought they already had two testers; Grosjean and Di Grassi?
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Old 4 Feb 2008, 18:57 (Ref:2120925)   #10
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Di Grassi is their reserve driver, Grosjean is a tester, Yamamoto I imagine will mostly do the Renault Roadshow demonstrations perhaps with a test every once in a while.
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Old 4 Feb 2008, 19:58 (Ref:2120979)   #11
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I thought they already had two testers; Grosjean and Di Grassi?
Yes but neither of them have huge sacks of money attached to there overalls they have to find some extra money to pay alonsos wages after all
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Old 4 Feb 2008, 21:38 (Ref:2121080)   #12
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“Furthermore, the ING Renault F1 Team is one of the most active in promoting Formula One around the world thanks to our unique Roadshow programme, and Sakon will boost our visibility in important markets. He will be an important asset for the team.”
Renault are obviously going to target the far eastern market and having a driver from that part of the world will be a bonus.
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Old 5 Feb 2008, 03:10 (Ref:2121283)   #13
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Old 5 Feb 2008, 05:26 (Ref:2121319)   #14
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The Nissan GT-R is Renault's fastest production car right now, and it is produced in Japan.
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Old 5 Feb 2008, 08:00 (Ref:2121360)   #15
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Old 5 Feb 2008, 09:57 (Ref:2121460)   #16
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In 2000 Benetton signed as a test driver some Japanese guy called Hidetoshi Mitsusada (spelling?), which was F3000 driver too... but, I believe, he was fired soon after Renault bought the team and Flavio returned as team boss... funny to see the repetition of this 8 years later... with Flavio welcoming this guy on board
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Old 7 Feb 2008, 11:34 (Ref:2123187)   #17
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Contract with sponsorship convenience??? Mitsusada entered with backing of MTCI that time. He also entered in F3000 at team WRT and he only lasted three races where he can't qualify even at one (at those times where 30 cars on a grid of 26). Later returned to the F-Nippon but he wasn't long enough there too. Now races in the Japanese GTs.
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Old 7 Feb 2008, 11:52 (Ref:2123205)   #18
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This move is almost certainly motivated by Renault trying to improve their sales in Japan. Sakon may have F1 experience, but not of competitively driving capable cars, so I doubt he can add too much to Renault's development.
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Old 7 Feb 2008, 13:05 (Ref:2123244)   #19
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My mind went blank when I read Yamamoto. I kept thinking of other Japanese drivers, temporarily forgetting who Yamamoto was. Nakajima kept springing to mind, and I was quite pleased at this.

I then woke up. Nakajima is at Williams fool! The true scale of this announcement left me bewildered, hurt and confused.

Still, could have been Yuji Ide I suppose.
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Sakon may have F1 experience, but not of competitively driving capable cars...
I read this as "not of capably driving cars" and was about to agree wholeheartedly.
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Old 7 Feb 2008, 21:27 (Ref:2123565)   #21
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Im in shock still. Then again, I was in shock when Hulkenberg joined Williams, that was a serious coup in my opinion. (Sorry to go slightly off topic)
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I think you'll find we say major coup here on 10-Tenths.
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I think you'll find we say major coup here on 10-Tenths.

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