Former W Series driver Miki Koyama (mkhouse001) has moved away from single-seaters this after making history in Formula Regional Japan. But what does the future hold for the promising 25-year-old? Feature:
After two seasons contesting the W Series, Koyama was at something of a career crossroads. She was signed by Toyota’s domestic young driver programme for 2022, but initial hopes of landing a drive with TOM’S in Super Formula Lights came to nothing, and she was instead placed in Formula Regional with the Super Licence team.
Maintaining Toyota’s backing for a second season, Koyama is now embarking on her first season in SUPER GT’s GT300 class with the Anest Iwata Racing squad. Signed as a third driver alongside Igor Fraga and Yuga Furutani, Koyama is working with some of the same personnel that took her to the Formula Regional title, including general manager Masami Kunii and team director Yusuke Matsuura, brother of JLOC racer Kosuke.
“So far I haven’t been able to do a run on new tyres [during a race weekend or official test], so I don’t know how far I am away in terms of one-lap speed, but on used tyres I would say I am around the same pace as the others, so in terms of the laptime and the overall feeling, it’s going well.” Koyama added: “There’s a really nice atmosphere in the team. Yusuke [Matsuura] is looking after me here, and my team-mates are really easy to get along with. There’s a proper spirit of cooperation, we are sharing a lot and communicating well with each other.
While she had a tough time in the W Series, she remains open-minded to racing overseas again in what she calls"normal conditions". Equally, the
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