毎年恒例になりましたTakuma Club Meeting (TCM) TOKYO 2009へ行ってきました！

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F1 racer SATO TAKUMA "Takuma Club Karting", Aug 15, 2009. Shizuoka, JAPAN

一ヶ月ほど前になってしまいますが、中国F1 GPへ行ってきましたのでホンノ少しばかりの写真をUPします＾＾

「トロロッソもしくはレッドブルとのサードドライバー就任に関する交渉は、もはや行なっていません。彼らと合意に至ることができなかったのはとても残念ですが、この先、何が起きるかはわかりません。皆さんもご存知のとおり、僕は決して諦めることなく、これからも自分の将来にとってベストな道筋を探し求めていくつもりです。
佐藤琢磨」

TSエンタープライズ

Toro Rosso are the only team yet to confirm their full line-up for the 2009 season, having only announced Sebastien Buemi so far.

However, autosport.com has learned that Bourdais is now on pole position to secure the second racing seat, and he will test with Toro Rosso in next week's test at Jerez.

Although there is no official confirmation yet, the four-time Champ Car champion looks certain to secure the seat.

Bourdais made his Formula One debut with Toro Rosso last season, but was largely eclipsed by teammate Sebastian Vettel in the second half of the season as the Frenchman felt the car did not suit his driving style.

With Bourdais now likely to secure the seat, Japanese Takuma Sato's chances of racing in F1 next year seems to have vanished.

The former Super Aguri driver tested for Toro Rosso at the end of last year and was one of the candidates for the second seat at the Italian squad.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73129

This is very important message;

Team Pincipal Franz Tost says the final driver decision will be made within three weeks. Here he talks 2009, the new regulations and who will be Buemi's team-mate for the coming season...

Scuderia Toro Rosso is pleased to announce that Sébastien Buemi will drive for the team in the 2009 Formula 1 season.
The 20-year-old from Aigle, Switzerland competed in GP2 last year, when he was also the reserve driver for our sister team, Red Bull Racing. For most of his racing career, he has been supported by Red Bull as part of its Junior Driver programme.
Team Principal, Franz Tost commented: “We are delighted to welcome Sébastien, who was already part of the Red Bull family, to our team. Our engineers have been impressed with his speed in the car and his ability to learn and progress during the testing he has carried out for us last year. That, along with some impressive performances in GP2 was enough to convince us to give him the drive. His appointment also fulfils the aims of the Red Bull Junior Driver programme and meets Dietrich Mateschitz’s intention to use Scuderia Toro Rosso as a showcase for young drivers the company has supported in the lower formulae.”
“I am naturally very happy to be driving for Scuderia Toro Rosso this year,” said Sébastien Buemi. “Being a Formula 1 driver has always been my target, since I first started racing. This year, I will do all I can to bring home the best possible results and to show Red Bull that the confidence it has shown in me is justified. I want to thank Red Bull for this opportunity and for all the help they have given me in my career, dating back to 2005.”
Sébastien’s first track outing as an official Scuderia Toro Rosso driver will be at the test session held at the Portimao Circuit in Portugal later this month. An announcement about who will be Buemi’s team-mate will be made at some point before the Australian Grand Prix!

さぁ、もうやる事はやったぞ！

1. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:18.073 128
2. Sato Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:18.601 38
3. de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:18.673 81
4. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:19.032 78
5. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:19.334 89
6. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:19.631 64
7. Alonso Renault (B) 1:19.907 106
8. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:20.309 122
9. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber (B) 1:20.365 87
10. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:20.490 27
11. Kubica BMW-Sauber (B) 1:20.954 38

The line-up for the tests in Jerez next week has been announced.

On Tuesday Sébastien Bourdais and Sébastien Buemi will share duties. On Wednesday (December 10), Buemi, the Red Bull Racing 2008 third driver, will be in the car all day while Sébastien Bourdais will test in the morning and former Super Aguri driver Takuma Sato will test in the afternoon. Then on Thursday (December 10) Buemi and Sato will continue their runs.

We’ll have the times and reports from each day’s testing, so check back next week for all the latest.

本田技研は5日、東京・青山の本社で緊急記者会見を行ない、福井威夫社長から正式に2008年でのF1撤退を正式に発表した。撤退の理由としては、金融危機と各国経済の急速な悪化から、経営効率の再配分が必要、としている。

「いつも佐藤琢磨を応援してくださいまして誠にありがとうございます。来たる12月10〜11日、スペイン・ヘレスで行なわれるテストに琢磨がスクーデリア・トーロ・ロッソより参加することになりましたので、皆さんにご報告申し上げます。今後とも佐藤琢磨をよろしくお願い申し上げます」と発表した。

　11月のバルセロナ合同テストでは、佐藤は初日のトップタイム、2日目も2番手タイムを記録し、そのテストを終えたのち「2009年にトーロ・ロッソでレースをするのが夢」と語っていた。

　ヘレスサーキットにおいて今月9日より3日間行なわれる合同テストには、現在マクラーレン・メルセデスやフェラーリをはじめ8チームが参加予定。トーロ・ロッソは今回のテストで起用するすべてのドライバーをまだ明らかにしていないこともあり、イギリスのモータースポーツ専門誌『Autosport』（電子版）は4日、佐藤のマネージャーのアンドリュー・ギルバート-スコット氏のコメントを紹介した。「もちろん、今回のことで私たちはまた一歩前進したと思っていますが、まだ2009年のレーシングシーズンが決定したわけではありません」と冷静に応じている。