SFormula's class of 2023 shakes down the new SF23 car they'll be racing this season at Suzuka - as an unexpected name tops the timesheets:
Held as part of the popular Suzuka Fan Thanks Day event, the one-hour session represented the first chance for the series' regular drivers to sample the revised Dallara-built machine they will race this season.
But the full 22-car field was in action on Saturday, with each team also revealing their new machines in full livery for the first time. Second-fastest was Ritomo Miyata for TOM'S on a 1m37.078s, followed by Kamui Kobayashi for KCMG on a 1m37.099. Ukyo Sasahara was 11th for Kondo Racing, where he is replacing Kenta Yamashita for both the Fan Thanks Day and the two-day official pre-season test that begins on Monday.
B-Max Racing's Nobuharu Matsushita appeared to suffer mechanical issues and did not set a time, while his team-mate Raoul Hyman caused a red flag when he came to a stop at the hairpin.
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