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	Takuma Sato - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		In 2004 Sato drove full-time for BAR and regularly challenged for the top five positions, achieving the second-ever podium finish for a Japanese driver (after Aguri Suzuki in 1990) by finishing third at the United States Grand Prix.
		Sato's home race in Japan, the race where he most needed a good result, was a particular low point as Sato was disqualified for causing a collision with Jarno Trulli.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Takuma_Sato (656 words)

	Formula 1 on Naharnet.com
		Takuma Sato started his motor sports career a little late at the age of 19, whilst quite a lot of drivers are trained from a very early age by racing karts and learning all the techniques to become successful car drivers.
		Sato was very successful and won Championships, first at his High School, then at College and finally the Inter-College where he finished in second place overall.
		Then, Takuma Sato got his big chance to start on a course towards Formula One through the SRS-F school which is run by Honda and the Suzuka circuit, and his direction towards the world of Grand Prix driving began.
	web.naharnet.com /f1/drivers/drivers10.asp (524 words)

	Takuma Sato Article Archives by KeepMedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Takuma Sato will be looking to finish his time with the BAR Honda team with a strong result as the Formula One season comes to an end in China this weekend.
		Takuma Sato has insisted that, despite all the speculation surrounding his future in Formula One and the possible links to a new team entering the category next season, he remains committed to doing his best for his current employer.
		Takuma Sato, Formula One driver for BAR Honda, was this week presented with the "Rookie of the Year Award" for his performances during the 2004 Formula One season.
	www.topix.net /formula1/takuma-sato/keepmedia (863 words)

	Takuma Sato - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Takuma Sato (佐藤琢磨 Satō Takuma), born January 28, 1977, is a Japanese Formula One automobile racing driver.
		In Formula One, Sato proved to be fast but extremely erratic and prone to crashes, his low point being a tremendous crash at Monaco which destroyed both his car and that of Nick Heidfeld.
		His overall points tally suffered due to a series of mechanical problems (particularly with his Honda engine), but nevertheless Sato finished the 2004 season a respectable eighth (with 34 points), helping BAR to an impressive second place in the constructors championship.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Takuma_Sato (422 words)

	Takuma Sato Press Conference for Sepang Race
		The status of Takuma Sato as an official driver for BAR-Honda is most significant from Honda's point of view.
		Sato was in the midst of answering only the 1st question when I stepped into the press conference room.
		Sato admitted that it is true that BAR is running with less downforce as compared to last year.
	asia.vtec.net /article/SatoPC2005 (1437 words)

	Takuma Sato: biography and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Takuma Sato (佐藤琢磨), born January 28, 1977, is a Japanese (A native or inhabitant of Japan) Formula One (additional info and facts about Formula One) automobile racing (additional info and facts about automobile racing) driver.
		In Formula One, Sato proved to be fast but extremely erratic and prone to crashes, his low point being a tremendous crash at Monaco (A constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera) which destroyed both his car and that of Nick Heidfeld (additional info and facts about Nick Heidfeld).
		In 2004 Sato drove full-time for BAR and regularly challenged for the top five positions, achieving the second-ever podium finish for a Japanese driver (after Aguri Suzuki (additional info and facts about Aguri Suzuki) in 1990) by finishing third at the United States Grand Prix (additional info and facts about United States Grand Prix).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/T/Ta/Takuma_Sato.htm (682 words)

	Takuma Sato History Page
		Takuma Sato, the highly rated Japanese driver, has signed a two-year race deal to race with the Jordan team beginning in 2002.
		Only six years ago, Takuma Sato was a teenaged bicycle racer in Japan, dreaming that his two-wheeled chain-driven mount was a powerful racing car.
		Now aged 24, Sato’s racing talent and achievements have paved his way to enter Formula One with Jordan Grand Prix in 2002 and he is obviously delighted.
	www.geocities.com /MotorCity/8127/histsato.html (766 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Motorsport \| Formula One \| Drivers \| Takuma Sato
		Takuma Sato entered this season aiming to prove that he can drive consistently at the high level he achieved only at times with BAR last year.
		Despite that, Sato clearly has a high level of talent, and it has to be said that BAR's fractured season has hardly provided him with the ideal platform to work on improving his consistency.
		But Sato was not able to follow up his impressive performance at Indianapolis, and his season faded as he found it harder and harder to match Button.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/drivers/4251213.stm (380 words)

	F1Racing.net - Every day updated Formula One news! (For Formula 1 news, results, photos and more!)
		Sato was comparatively old when he began his motor sports career at 19.
		Sato won a Honda scholarship and a fully-paid drive in the 1998 All-Japan Formula 3 Championship but he passed up the opportunity in order to pursue his F1 dream.
		Sato was signed up as a replacement for Jacques Villeneuve at BAR in 2004 but also managed to complete an impressive Japanese Grand Prix that season when Villeneuve refused to race.
	www.f1racing.net /en/driver.php?driverID=15 (236 words)

	GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Drivers > Takuma Sato
		Born in Tokyo, Sato's ambition in teenage years was to be a Tour de France bicycle racer but in 1996 he tried his hand at karting and liked it.
		He then graduated into Class A with Carlin Motorsport and in 2000 was a contender for the title, finishing third in the series and at the end of the year being picked as a BAR test driver for 2001.
		It was decided that Sato would remain in F3 with Carlin and he dominated the championship, winning the British title, the Marlboro Masters event at Zandvoort and the Macau GP.
	www.grandprix.com /gpe/drv-sattak.html (298 words)

	Sato ecstatic with trip to podium for 1st time (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Sato spoke of the surprising outside pass Fernando Alonso made on him at the start of the race and the thrilling duel with Olivier Panis on the back straightaway.
		Sato's on-board camera caught Alonso's bold outside pass entering the first corner of the race, and there were several good angles of the near-contact Sato had with Panis on the back straightaway.
		Sato was lighter on fuel than the eventual winner, but he challenged the six-time world champion where Button couldn't.
	www2.indystar.com /articles/8/156513-8688-P.html (659 words)

	rpm.espn.com: Sato failed to meet qualifying standards
		MELBOURNE -- Japanese rookie Takuma Sato was thrown a lifeline to make his Formula One debut in Sunday's Australian Formula One Grand Prix after a bizarre run of bad luck prevented him from meeting the qualifying standards.
		But Sato was given the go-ahead to race after stewards took into account the unlikely sequence of events which hindered his chances of posting a much quicker lap.
		Sato's teammate, Giancarlo Fisichella, was told to get through his 12 qualifying laps as quickly as possibly so Sato could get back on the track.
	espn.go.com /rpm/f1/2002/0302/1343988.html (668 words)

	Speedarena Forums: Sato's greatest hits
		Takuma Sato's F1 career may or not be coming to an end, but one thing that BAR is hoping is finally over is their hectic repair bill for all the shunts the Japanese driver has had during his time with the F1 team.
		Although Sato appeared to be putting his crashaholic reputation behind him at the start of 2005, he was once again topping the headlines and the hit lists at the end of the season when he managed to tick off two drivers in three races.
		Sato, though, saw the accident as the Aussie’s fault: "I then saw Mark Webber going downhill towards Eau Rouge extremely slowly with his front wing missing and the problem was that he was in the middle of the racing line, so that is why I had to hit the brakes quite hard to avoid him.
	forums.speedarena.com /zerothread?id=2249906 (1599 words)

	F1 News - Takuma Sato withdraws from Malaysian Grand Prix - B.A.R Honda - 19 March 2005
		Takuma developed a fever yesterday evening, and after receiving attention from the Sepang Circuit Medical Centre appeared to show some signs of recovery.
		In view of the fact that this is such a physically demanding race for the driver, the Team and Takuma have accepted the Medical Team's view that the most sensible course of action is to retire from the rest of the weekend's running.
		Takuma is running a temperature and will now spend the rest of the weekend resting.
	www.newsonf1.net /2005/news/03/mar19b1.htm (545 words)

	pitpass - the latest, hottest F1 & A1 GP news
		Admittedly, on several occasions Takuma was the innocent victim, most noticeably the horrendous accident in Austria involving Heidfeld and the 'misunderstanding' with Raikkonen at Monza.
		For 2003 Takuma went to BAR as reserve and test driver, indeed had he been available when Jenson Button crashed in practice for the Monaco GP, Takuma could have returned to F1 even earlier than planned.
		As it is, when Takuma was unveiled as the Brackley team's second driver for 2004 and Jacques Villeneuve promptly withdrew from the final race of the season - the Japanese driver was hurriedly drafted in for a dramatic return to the cockpit.
	www.pitpass.com /src/drivers/sato.php (795 words)

	rpm.espn.com: Takuma Sato
		He was fast but erratic out on the track, and in the end he took the wise decision to spend 2003 at a test driver with BAR Honda.
		Key stat: Sato has twice raced in the Japanese Grand Prix and got the crowd cheering both times with a fifth place in 2002 and a sixth in 2003.
		As for Sato, he has to prove to BAR and Honda and Lucky Strike that they made the right decision to hire him as a replacement for Villeneuve.
	espn.go.com /rpm/f1/spot03/tsato.html (427 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Takuma Sato
		Takuma Sato is expected to join but former BAR team-mate Davidson, who is believed to be on Suzuki's shortlist, seems likely to turn down the opportunity in order to stay as Honda test driver.
		Sato made his F1 debut with Jordan in 2002, however, after a season marred by crashes, he moved to BAR and acted as their test driver before making the switch to full-time race driver in 2004.
		Takuma Sato has indicated he would be interested in driving the Japanese A1 entry after the formula one season ends.
	f1racing.surfwax.com /files/Takuma_Sato_Formula_One.html (4347 words)

	Sporting Life - F1 \| News, Lap-by-lap Coverage, Formula One Race Reports, Results & Standings
		Takuma, who returned to the grid for the season-ending Japanese GP in October 2003 having been confirmed as Jacques Villeneuve's full-time replacement at BAR, is one of the most likeable and watchable drivers in F1, but not entirely for reasons of his own choosing.
		Sato's home race at Suzuka proved to be a fantastic finale for him and Jordan.
		Nurburgring was a case in point; Takuma delivered a searing display and yet, with second place his for the taking, threw it away with an ill-advised and catastrophic lunge into Rubens Barrichello's Ferrari.
	www.sportinglife.com /formula1/drivers/sato.html (547 words)

	motoring.iafrica.com \| formula 1 Sato excluded over Trulli crash
		Sato came together with Trulli on the tenth lap, putting the Toyota driver out of the race, and although he was able to carry on and finish in 13th place he was later thrown out of the results by the race stewards.
		Sato, who will be dropped by the team at the end of the year, made an erratic start to the race and almost collected Rubens Barrichello's Ferrari when he went off at the first corner.
		Sato could be left without a drive next year and his disappointing performance in Japan will do him no good as he continues his search for a place on the grid in 2006.
	motoring.iafrica.com /formulaone/499796.htm (635 words)

	Takuma Sato Qualy Time Disallowed - TotalF1.com Forums
		It has not been a good day for Sato, who was fined $500 for pitlane speeding and then $1000 for a second offence in morning practice.
		Sato’s penalty has also given the FIA a headache as it tries to determine the grid order.
		Sato should not have interfered with Webber’s lap and has mirrors to see chasing drivers and knows how fast he must go to avoid the following driver in the single lap qualifying systemhis actions are inexcusable.
	www.totalf1.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=3720&view=getnewpost (1428 words)

	Takuma Sato: Formula One Racing, Takuma Sato Formula One Merchandise, Formula One Drivers, Takuma Sato Racing, Team ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Sato began his racing career in karts in 1996 in his native Japan.
		In 2005, with BAR-Honda, Sato suffered a setback early in the season, when he and the team were disqualified from San Marino due to a weight issue.
		Sato came back to score only one point for the season, finishing 23rd in the standings.
	www.racingone.com /driver.asp?driverid=1531&subseries=12 (318 words)

	Menagerie F1 Drivers : Takuma Sato
		After several successful tests with the BAR team during 2001, Sato was placed with Jordan for the 2002 season as part of the Honda engine deal.
		With Jordan switching to Ford power for 2003, Sato returned to BAR as test and reserve driver.
		As the season progressed it became clear that Jacques Villeneuve would not be retained for 2004 and that Sato would replace him.
	www.mcz.com /f1/driver/d_tsato.htm (121 words)

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