The Belgian driver was finally named as a new member of the Nissan GT500 stable this week, a move that had been anticipated since he announced that the 2021 season would be his last as a Honda driver.
Baguette will race for the Impul squad in 2022, effectively swapping places with Nobuharu Matsushita, who has moved in the opposite direction to join Honda outfit Real Racing.
He’ll partner Kazuki Hiramine aboard Impul’s all-new Nissan Z as he continues his bid for a first GT500 crown in his ninth season in SUPER GT.
“My target remains the same, to become SUPER GT champion, and I feel like joining Nissan with a new car is a great opportunity to achieve that goal,” Baguette told Motorsport.com.
“I had eight years at Honda and I had a great relationship with them. We parted on good terms, there’s no bad feeling. But it gave me the chance to explore my options and open discussions with Nissan and I felt great interest from them.
“I was very interested as well because I…
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