Kondo, who took over the chairmanship of Tremendous Formulation promoter JRP this month, made the feedback in a casual media gathering held forward of final weekend’s Suzuka race.
The previous racing driver and present workforce proprietor, whose Kondo Racing squad competes in each Tremendous Formulation and SUPER GT, stated earlier makes an attempt to rearrange such an occasion have been undone by the sequence’ unwillingness to race within the shadow of F1.
Nevertheless, amid the championship’s drive to extend its reputation, Kondo believes that attitudes have shifted sufficient to make an settlement with F1 a risk.
“Tremendous Formulation is Japan’s prime class, so there was a time when the sequence was too proud to take second billing to F1,” stated Kondo. “It was like, ‘why ought to we be second-best to F1?’
“However now I feel everybody’s mind-set has change into extra versatile and it wouldn’t be a problem.”
Kazuto Kotaka, KONDO RACNG
Photograph by: Masahide Kamio
Kondo believes that exposing Tremendous Formulation to a bigger viewers might have the potential to spice up the Japanese sequence’ dwindling trackside attendances seen lately.
“At F1 races, tens of 1000’s of followers attend,” he stated. “I’m considering that, if we have been capable of showcase Tremendous Formulation in entrance of that variety of followers, it might be nice if a few of them would attend our remaining race [also held at Suzuka] that takes place after the F1 race.
“But it surely’s not simply as much as me. We’ve to have numerous conferences… simply, talking as a fan of Tremendous Formulation, I would really like it to occur.”
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An illustration run involving 4 automobiles from what was then referred to as Formulation Nippon occurred on the 2011 Japanese Grand Prix.
A pair of Toyota-powered automobiles, these of Andrea Caldarelli (Kondo Racing) and Yuji Kunimoto (Inging), and two Honda-powered machines pushed by Takashi Kobayashi (Actual Racing) and Daisuke Nakajima (Nakajima Racing) took half in a mock two-lap race that occurred on the morning of the primary occasion.
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