A Sato-Ganassi combination for this year's oval Indycar races can pose a very real threat in the 2023 Indy 500. 📝 DavidMalsher spoke to Sato about his new deal:
IndyCar team boss Dale Coyne stated that his contract with Takuma Sato last year was one-year with a one-year option, that included a clause that precluded him from racing for any other team in 2023. This was confirmed by Sato’s manager Steve Fusek in the summer and the off-season. However, there was some wriggle room – a matter on which Coyne doesn’t wish to comment, even as late as yesterday.
Sato admits that this time last year, he could not imagine that what will likely be the final stretch of his IndyCar driving career could include his best ever opportunities for victory. KV Racing was flaky, AJ Foyt Racing’s cars were only occasionally fast, Andretti Autosport was fast and flaky and he was there for only one year, while the form of RLL and Coyne over the past five years has been patchy.
"Chip Ganassi Racing is top of the series all the time. I’ve never been in such an environment in all of my life, even in Formula 1"Sato’s lap 172 pass on Ganassi talisman Dixon in the 2020 Indy 500 turned out to be the winning move, as the then RLL driver repelled attempts to retaliate by the six-time champion and 2008 Indy winner.
Sato won his first Indy 500 with Andretti Autosport in 2017, but the team's form was sporadic in his single season thereHe’s not overstating Ganassi’s abilities. It’s unclear to outsiders how one team has found such a clear edge over the opposition at the Speedway, given that the basic DW12 is now at the end of its development, the universal aerokit is now six years old and even the aeroscreen has been present for three years.
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