Ob Lub Sijhawm Indianapolis 500 Tus Yeej Takuma Sato Koom Nrog Chip Ganassi Sib Tw Ua Tus Tsav Tsheb Oval Rau 2023 NTT IndyCar Series

Ob lub sij hawm Indianapolis 500 tus yeej Takuma Sato ntawm Tokyo tau teem caij mus ncig hauv lub voj voog rau Chip Ganassi Kev Sib Tw hauv 2023.

Sato yuav sib tw hauv kev sib tw oval ntawm NTT IndyCar Series lub sijhawm nyob rau hauv No. 11 Honda rau Chip Ganassi Racing lub caij no. Qhov ntawd suav nrog 107thIndianapolis 500 thaum lub Tsib Hlis 28.

Sato yog tus yeej ntawm 101st Indianapolis 500 hauv 2017 rau Andretti Autosport. Nws yeej 104th Indianapolis 500 hauv 2020 rau Rahal Letterman Lanigan Sib Tw.

Sato yuav tsav lub No.

"Lub sijhawm zoo kawg nkaus kom muaj Takuma Sato tsav peb lub tsheb 11 Honda Indy ntawm lub ovals hauv 2023," Chip Ganassi Racing Tus Thawj Coj Mike Hull tau hais. "Nws yog ob zaug Indianapolis 500 tus yeej uas koom nrog kev paub txog kev yeej, los ntawm kev sib piv lub zog ntawm nws peb pab pawg, uas sib npaug plaub tus neeg sib tw ua ib tus.

"Chip Ganassi Racing tos ntsoov rau 107th Khiav ntawm Indianapolis 500."

Tus neeg tsav tsheb los ntawm Tokyo koom nrog 2008 Indianapolis 500 tus yeej Scott Dixon, 2022 Indianapolis 500 tus yeej Marcus Ericsson thiab 2021 NTT IndyCar Series tus yeej Alex Palou hauv xyoo Memorial Day Weekend Speed ​​Classic ntawm Indianapolis Motor Speedway thiab lwm qhov kev sib tw oval ntawm lub sijhawm.

Sato coj ntau tshaj li ob xyoo caum ntawm kev sib tw ntawm qib siab tshaj plaws ntawm kev ua si nawv rau kev tiv thaiv Indianapolis 500 tus yeej uas tau yeej 14 IndyCar Series kev sib tw, suav nrog cuaj hla dhau 15 lub caij sib tw.

"Ua ntej tshaj, kuv xav ua tsaug rau Chip thiab Mike uas tau pab muab qhov no ua ke. Kuv zoo siab heev los koom nrog Chip Ganassi Kev Sib Tw rau 2023 lub caij, "Sato hais. "Lub koom haum tau nyob rau sab saum toj ntawm peb cov kev ua si rau xyoo lawm thiab, tsis tshua muaj kev sib tw. Kev tsom mus rau kev sib tw oval yog ib tshooj tshiab rau kuv tab sis kuv zoo siab heev uas muaj peev xwm sib tw nrog cov neeg koom tes thiab cov phooj ywg uas tau yeej qhov kev sib tw thiab Indianapolis 500 yav dhau los, uas yog qhov txiaj ntsig zoo heev.

"Kuv tsuas tos tsis tau pib."

Sato tau sib tw hauv IndyCar Series dhau 13 lub caij dhau los, qhov chaw uas nws tau txais 14 qhov yeej, 10 qhov chaw thiab 215 tus ncej. Sato tau ua 22 txoj haujlwm IndyCar Series pib, thib rau-feem ntau ntawm cov neeg tsav tsheb nquag thiab XNUMX-feem ntau hauv keeb kwm txhua lub sijhawm.

Ua ntej nws txoj haujlwm IndyCar, Sato tau sib tw hauv Formula 1 rau xya lub caij (2002-08). Nws tau txais 44 cov ntsiab lus nrog ib qho kev tshwm sim podium thoob plaws 90 txoj haujlwm pib. Sato tau sau npe rau saum-10 ua tiav hauv Formula 1 cov ntsiab lus sawv hauv 2004, qhov uas nws tau ua tiav nws qhov kev ua tiav ntawm Indianapolis Grand Prix. Sato kuj yeej British Formula 3 kev sib tw hauv xyoo 2001, tau txais 12 yeej nrog rau kev yeej hauv Marlboro Masters ntawm F3 ntawm Zandevoort, thiab muaj koob npe Macau F3 GP.

Sato yog tus tsav tsheb tsis ntev los no kom tau txais ntau qhov yeej hauv Indianapolis 500, tuav yeej hauv 2020 thiab 2017.

Sato thawj zaug yeej nyob rau hauv lub Greatest Spectacle nyob rau hauv kev sib tw tuaj tom qab rov hais dua cov thawj coj nrog rau tsuas yog rau lub laps mus, etching nws cim nyob rau hauv cov ntaub ntawv keeb kwm raws li thawj Japanese tsav tsheb puas tau yeej kev sib tw. Tom qab ntawd xyoo 2020, nws yeej qhov kev sib tw thib ob tom qab pib ntawm kab hauv ntej los ntawm qhov pib thib peb.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucemartin/2023/01/17/two-time-indianapolis-500-winner-takuma-sato-joins-chip-ganassi-racing-as-oval-driver-for-2023-ntt-indycar-series/