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Goh explains rationale for starting own Super Formula team

Goh explains rationale for starting own Super Formula team

The 2004 Le Mans 24 Hours-winning entrant is aiming to “become a kind of development team” according to boss Kazumichi Goh, who has signed rookie pair Ren Sato and Atsushi Miyake for his 2022 campaign with a pair of Honda-engined Dallara SF19s. 

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“Even though Super Formula is a top category, we hope we can help young drivers climb to a higher level of racing internationally,” he told Motorsport.com.

He suggested that IndyCar teams are now looking to Super Formula for future drivers after the championship success in 2021 of Alex Palou, who Goh backed in his first year in the American single-seater series in 2020 at Dale Coyne Racing. 

“A lot more people have an eye on the young drivers in Super Formula now after what Alex did last year,” he explained.

Sato and Miyake have been recruited by Goh after driving in last December’s Super Formula rookie test at Suzuka for Team Mugen and KCMG respectively.

Twenty-year-old Sato, who is backed by Honda, finished third last…

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