Honda SuperGT driver Naoki Yamamoto feels he can't take any credit for finishing second at Fuji after a self-confessed 'lacklustre' showing:
Polesitter Makino held the advantage throughout the opening stint, but by the time he had made his first stop on lap 31, he was already under attack from Tsuboi in the TOM'S car, and a faster pitstop and outlap for the #36 crew put Tsuboi out front for the second stint.
The Kunimitsu squad was also given further breathing space when the #16 ARTA Honda picked up a costly drive-through penalty for an infraction at its first stop, prior to which Makino was battling with Nirei Fukuzumi for the lead. "Makino did a great job in his stints and kept us at the front of the field, because if we had slipped into the chasing pack, we wouldn't have had the pace to recover.
"Although we took pole position, in the race there was a performance deficit due to the set-up and tyre matching, and in the end we couldn't compete with the #36 car," commented Saiki.
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