The Japan Cup leg of GTWorldChAsia kicks off this weekend at Fuji - SuperGT veteran keicozzolino explains why he loves Japan's new alternative for GT3 cars:
Kei Cozzolino may not be racing in SUPER GT this year, but he will still be spearheading Ferrari’s GT3 attack in his native Japan in a different championship.If you’re a team looking to campaign GT3 machinery on some of Japan’s finest racetracks, lately you have been rather spoiled for choice.
The Japan Cup begins this weekend at Fuji with a huge 36-car entry, which according to the SRO makes it a joint-record for the highest amount of GT3 cars ever assembled for a single race in Japan. No fewer than 12 manufacturers are represented, including brands like Honda, Lexus and Nissan that are rarely seen outside Japan these days, as well as the Callaway Corvette.
“Last year we had mostly Japanese cars on the grid, and we were using the 488, a very mature car in terms of set-up and we just had to focus on our driving,” Cozzolino said in a recent conversation with Motorsport.com. Besides the higher car count and lack of ‘JAF’-rules cars, there are a few important differences between SUPER GT’s GT300 class and GT World Challenge Asia. For one, there’s no tyre war - everyone is on the spec Pirellis used in other SRO series worldwide. Secondly, there’s much more track time on offer, with pre-event testing kicking off on a Thursday rather than just being limited to a single practice session on Saturday.
“I think it makes the racing more interesting,” adds the Japanese-Italian. “You see more overtaking, it makes the drivers more hungry - I had to pass a lot of cars last year to gain back positions. I think it’s a wonderful format and keeps the racing interesting.”
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