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Why Super Formula Lights ace Teppei Natori deserves a break

Why Super Formula Lights ace Teppei Natori deserves a break

From having to sit out his Super Formula debut due to dehydration to being flipped upside in the wall at Suzuka’s 130R in SUPER GT due to a loose wheelnut, the ex-Honda junior has well and truly been put through the wringer.

And now his career has suffered another major setback following the news that his plans to race in Formula 2 this year have fallen through.

Natori looked well set to become the third Japanese driver on the F2 grid in 2022 (after Virtuosi’s Marino Sato and DAMS man Ayumu Iwasa) following his test outing for Trident in Abu Dhabi in December.

In fact, in a recent interview with Motorsport.com’s Japanese edition, Natori clarified that a contract with the team had been signed in November, something Trident has also confirmed to Motorsport.com.

Unfortunately, neither Natori nor Trident were willing to go into detail about how their deal fell apart, with the former only reiterating what he wrote in his statement about his situation on social media: that he and…

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