Takuma sato biography for kids

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Japanese Formula One automobile racing driver.

Online biography for kids

Unusually, Takuma has very little racing experience in his native country. Although he began his karting career in Japan, Sato moved to England in to pursue a career in European racing. Through and he raced in Junior Formula races throughout the continent, moving to the British Formula 3 championship at the end of In and he pursued full seasons in British Formula 3, finishing third in and winning the championship in , winning 16 races in the two years, plus international races at Spa-Francorchamps, Zandvoort, and Macau.

In Taku graduated to Formula One, aided by backing from Honda to secure a ride with Jordan. In Formula One, Sato proved to be fast but extremely erratic and prone to crashes, his low point being a tremendous crash at Austria which destroyed both his car and that of Nick Heidfeld, though it should be said that it was Nick Heidfeld who caused the crash.

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