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Nirei Fukuzumi now feels “different pressure”

Nirei Fukuzumi now feels "different pressure"

After three seasons racing for the title-winning Dandelion Racing outfit, Fukuzumi has switched to fellow Honda-powered squad Drago for the 2022 campaign, replacing Tatiana Calderon in the team’s sole entry.

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Fukuzumi won two races last year for Dandelion on his way to runner-up in the drivers’ standings behind Tomoki Nojiri, but will instead this year will drive for a team that hasn’t scored a point since its 2020 return.

The 25-year-old insists that he still feels pressure to perform despite the team’s lack of past results, but added that the atmosphere was much more enjoyable than it had been at Dandelion.

“Of course I have a lot of pressure, the team and also [sponsor] ThreeBond is expecting quite a lot,” Fukuzumi told Motorsport.com. “And I’m thinking I have to do a really good job for them. But It’s a different type of pressure.

“When I was with [Dandelion], I felt more like I had to do a good job because it’s a top team. It was completely different. Now…

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