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Toyota's struggling Super Formula veteran showing signs of recovery

Long-time Toyota driver Oshima is going into his fourth season with the one-car Rookie squad, which failed to score points in 2022 and finished at the bottom of the teams' standings.

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Super Formula rookie Hyman boosted by ex-IndyCar engineer

Hyman's #51 B-Max Racing machine is being engineered by Australian Neff, the owner of the TJ Speed Motorsports outfit that took the British driver to last year's Formula Regional Americas title and now has a three-car entry in the USF Pro Series (formerly Indy Pro 2000).

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Alesi 'more relaxed' after keeping TOM'S Super Formula seat

The son of ex-Formula 1 driver Jean endured a disastrous 2022 campaign that yielded a single points finish all year, a ninth place in the opening weekend at Fuji Speedway.

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Bolukbasi Super Formula plans complicated by Turkey earthquakes

The Turkish driver was only finally confirmed by the TGM Grand Prix team last Friday, the day before the Suzuka Fan Thanks Day event that preceded this week's two-day official test at the same track.

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Kobayashi on KCMG changes: "If this doesn't work, it's over"

Ex-Formula 1 racer Kobayashi is entering his ninth season in Super Formula and seventh as part of the KCMG outfit, which he will combine with his World Endurance Championship duties for Toyota.

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Super Formula set to hold in-season test at Fuji

The Japanese single-seater championship has held two pre-season tests in March in recent years, giving drivers four days of running ahead of the season.

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Red Bull’s Lawson feels “in the mix” after Super Formula testing

Lawson was back in Japan for this week’s two-day test, as well as last weekend’s Suzuka Fan Thanks Day event, as he gears up for his first season racing in Super Formula for defending champion outfit Team Mugen.

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Kobayashi ends Super Formula testing on top, Nojiri crashes

KCMG Toyota driver Kobayashi set the best time of the day at the end of the two-hour afternoon session amid a flurry of lap times set on new tyres, heading the order with a 1m36.183s effort.

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Izawa takes over as Nakajima Racing Super Formula team boss

Izawa, who last raced in Super Formula in 2018 but remains active in SUPER GT, followed Ren Sato from Team Goh to work as an advisor for Nakajima ahead of last December's post-season test at Suzuka.

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Nojiri leads Yamamoto on first day of Suzuka Super Formula test

Reigning Super Formula champion Tomoki Nojiri topped the opening day of official pre-season testing at Suzuka, as the series' updated SF23 car proved immediately on the pace of its predecessor.

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Why Oyu spurned established teams for TGM Super Formula tie-up

Honda driver Toshiki Oyu has explained the reasoning behind his off-season move to the rebranded TGM Grand Prix outfit for the 2023 Super Formula season.

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Super Formula field shakes down updated SF23 car at Suzuka

The Super Formula field had their first taste of the Japanese championship's updated SF23 car during a shakedown held on Saturday afternoon at Suzuka.

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Super Formula champion Nojiri to carry Red Bull colours in 2023

Two-time Super Formula champion Tomoki Nojiri will carry the famous colours of Red Bull this season, as the energy drink brand expands its relationship with Team Mugen.

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Oyu, Bolukbasi fill final spots on 2023 Super Formula grid

The reborn TGM Grand Prix Super Formula team has finally named Toshiki Oyu and Cem Bolukbasi as its drivers for the 2023 season.

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Sasahara replaces injured Yamashita for Super Formula test

Ukyo Sasahara will replace the injured Kenta Yamashita at Kondo Racing for next week's pre-season Super Formula test at Suzuka.

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F3 winner Vidales secures B-Max Super Formula Lights drive

FIA Formula 3 race winner David Vidales has secured a deal to drive for B-Max Racing in the 2023 Super Formula Lights season.

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Sasahara becomes Super Formula development driver for Toyota test car

Two-time Super Formula race winner Ukyo Sasahara has been appointed as one of the championship’s two official development drivers, replacing Hiroaki Ishiura in that role.

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Enzo Trulli lands TOM'S Super Formula Lights drive

Enzo Trulli, son of one-time Formula 1 race winner Jarno, will race for the TOM'S squad in Super Formula Lights this year.

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The Toyota junior with a point to prove in Super Formula

Toyota has mostly opted for stability in its Super Formula line-up this season, but it has elected to promote one junior driver who arrives in the series with a point to prove.

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Five drivers who need a big year in Super Formula

With the start of the 2023 Super Formula season looming on the horizon, Jamie Klein picks out five drivers he thinks will be under particular pressure to ensure the year turns about to be a good one.

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New Super Formula car won’t be complete reset, says Hirakawa

The introduction of an updated Super Formula car for the 2023 season is not a significant enough change to “reset” the field this season, believes Team Impul's Ryo Hirakawa.

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How a trailblazing engineer forged a path in Japan

For the last nine years, Ryan Dingle has blazed a trail for foreign engineers wanting to work in Japan's top motorsport categories. As he prepares to move on from Super Formula and Super GT, he looks back on working with the likes of Felix Rosenqvist, Kamui Kobayashi and Tomoki Nojiri

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Oyu closing on Super Formula reprieve with Servus

Toshiki Oyu looks increasingly likely to contest the 2023 Super Formula series with Servus Japan despite being left off Honda’s driver announcement last month.

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The story of Japanese racing's foreign engineering trailblazer

For the last nine years, Ryan Dingle has blazed a trail for foreign engineers wanting to work in Japan's top motorsport categories. As he prepares to move on from Super Formula and SUPER GT, he looks back on working with the likes of Felix Rosenqvist, Kamui Kobayashi and Tomoki Nojiri.

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Honda's Sato not ready to give up on overseas dream

Honda Super Formula driver Ren Sato says he is not ready to give up on a chance to race overseas in future despite failing to impress last year as a Red Bull junior.

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