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Button: Yamamoto should be in Formula 1
Naoki Yamamoto should be in Formula 1, according to 2009 World Champion Jenson Button, referring to the Honda-backed Japanese driver who got his first taste of a F1 car at Suzuka last Friday. The 31-year-old is Button's teammate in the Japanese Super GT series. He is also poised to be this year's Super Formula champion, having won that championship in 2013 and 2018 as well. The Briton said of Yamamoto, “I personally feel this guy should be in F1. Whether he wants to or not, that’s my opinion. “Seeing what he’s achieved in Super Formula, which I think has been a very good proving ground for Formula, if you look at [Pierre] Gasly and also Stoffel [Vandoorne] and many other drivers....
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