How Baguette and Matsushita fare with their respective new teams, Impul and Real Racing, is sure to be one of the biggest talking points when the new SUPER GT campaign gets underway in Okayama in just over two months’ time.
Such direct swaps between manufacturers are relatively rare in the GT500 ranks, given how Japanese drivers tend to stay loyal to one manufacturer for most, or in some cases all, of their careers. But seeing how well this one seems to suit both parties, it’s almost a wonder that they don’t occur more often.
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Let’s start with Matsushita, who has come ‘home’ to Honda and Real Racing – the team with which he won the 2014 All-Japan Formula 3 title, let’s not forget – after spending his rookie SUPER GT season driving for Nissan and Impul.
Considering that just one year ago, Honda was not prepared to allow Matsushita to use one of its engines to race in the opening round of Super Formula with B-Max Racing, it’s quite the turnaround.
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