Yamamoto to race for Spyker for rest of season

[FourWheelDrift]

Oh dear god no.

The Super-Slow Super-Aguri racer from 2006 has paid....been offered the drive with Spyker for the rest of the season. Are they that desperate for money?

Autosport said:

Sakon Yamamoto will race for the Spyker F1 team in the remaining seven Grands Prix of the season, autosport.com understands.

The Japanese driver, who raced for Super Aguri last year in 11 rounds, will replace Christijan Albers, who was let go by Spyker before last weekend's European Grand Prix.

The 25-year-old is currently racing in the GP2 Series with BCN while he continues acting as Super Aguri's test driver.

Yamamoto is set to be officially confirmed at Spyker in the next few days.

[Mr_Yogi]

Was he not the driver who had his super licence revoked 'cause he was too crap?

[FourWheelDrift]

Mr_Yogi said:

Was he not the driver who had his super licence revoked 'cause he was too crap?

That was Yuji Ide who had his Super-Slow Super-Aguri Super-Licence revoked.

Now he was really slow.

[skinny]

yamamoto was no worse than massa when he got his ferrari drive. but cos one was in the ferrari and the other in the super aguri, only one lost their super license.

[FourWheelDrift]

skinny said:

yamamoto was no worse than massa when he got his ferrari drive. but cos one was in the ferrari and the other in the super aguri, only one lost their super license.

Read above, Yamamoto did not lose his super license. He was just a couple of seconds slower than Sato at most tracks until Frank Montagny took the drive for the last few races and matched Sato.

[skinny]

ahh, got carried away!

still, you can't just dump an inexperienced guy in an F1 car and expect them to perform. i reckon he'd have improved if he kept the drive.

Edited by skinny on Wednesday 25th July 14:19

[rubystone]

FourWheelDrift said:

skinny said:

yamamoto was no worse than massa when he got his ferrari drive. but cos one was in the ferrari and the other in the super aguri, only one lost their super license.

Read above, Yamamoto did not lose his super license. He was just a couple of seconds slower than Sato at most tracks until Frank Montagny took the drive for the last few races and matched Sato.

Yep. I think that people may be confusing him with Ide - I believe that the team was advised by the FIA that it might be a "good idea" for Ide to gain some further motorsport experience before rejoing the F1 grid....

...however, I am pretty sure that it isn't Yamamoto's driving skills that secured him the drive at Spyker....

[Ahonen]

I reckon this fellow could spring a surprise or two. After all, the fabled 'B-Spec' car will be along soon to propel him to the sharp end of the grid...

Ahem.

[kenthardy]

skinny said:

yamamoto was no worse than massa when he got his ferrari drive. but cos one was in the ferrari and the other in the super aguri, only one lost their super license.

Massa was with Sauber when everyone thought he was 'just another Brazilian' - a year of testing at Ferrari before he took over from Rubens changed all that

[rubystone]

kenthardy said:

skinny said:

yamamoto was no worse than massa when he got his ferrari drive. but cos one was in the ferrari and the other in the super aguri, only one lost their super license.

Massa was with Sauber when everyone thought he was 'just another Brazilian' - a year of testing at Ferrari before he took over from Rubens changed all that

Yes,but Yamamoto really is "just another Japanese"...no amount of testing with a top team will change that.