LIGHTS TO FLAG: Aguri Suzuki on that Suzuka podium, seat-sharing with Brundle, and running his own F1 team
Aguri Suzuki rubber-stamped his place in Formula 1 history as the first Japanese racer to stand on the podium – doing so at his home race at Suzuka – while he also briefly operated his own team in the mid-2000s. In our latest Lights to Flag we catch up with the amiable Suzuki as he reflects on some of the key moments behind the wheel, and the pressure of running a Formula 1 outfit...
Starting out – and a home debut in F1
Tokyo-born Suzuki caught the motorsport bug as a teenager and climbed the single-seater ladder in his native Japan.
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