Racing Drivers with Forgotten Careers...

[@sdx3918]

Some other notable drivers Liam Lawson, Pierre Gasly (RBR juniors in super formula cuz there wasn't anywhere else to put them) Loic Duval (2009 F-Nippon champ and 2010 Super GT champ and helped give the Honda HSV-010 its first title) Andre Couto: First Foreign driver to become GT300 champion before J.P. Oliveira in 2015 Great vid, and love how it shows japan as not only a hotbed for young talent development but also a place for older drivers to save and rebuild their careers.

[@JOHANNESwhoelse]

Furthermore, both Pato O'Ward and Lucas Auer had a go in Super Formula. O'Ward, like Lawson and Gasly, was put there by Red Bull. He was dropped by Red Bull before the end of the season and was picked up by McLaren, for whom he drives to this day in Indycar. Auer on the other hand went to Japan for an exchange year to promote the partnership between The JAF (The organisation running Super Formula and Super GT) and the DMSB (the organisation running DTM at the time, which in 2019 was led by Gerhard Berger, who is Auer's uncle). I have no idea though why he did not run in Super GT, as he's a Touring Car ace and hadn't raced in any form of open-wheel cars for four years at this point. After his sole year in SUper Formula, he returned to DTM, where he raced for BMW in the last ever class-one season, before returning to Mercedes for the first GT3 season.

[@JOHANNESwhoelse]

This Video showed a lot of sights that i did not expect. Tom Coronel with hair?! James Courtney in a WoodOne Toyota?! Ralf Schumacher in a McLaren?! and A FREAKING HKS OPEL?!?!?!?! Why did we never get that in a Gran Turismo game? That's another one for the racing game i dream about, i suppose...

[@naturalborndylla]

HKS also ran a Merc CLK GT500 Car in 2002 although it was unsuccessful and dropped by seasons end

[@swidr5626]

I like how Hypertronic became the "theme" of touring car racing after it's appearance in TOCA Touring Car Championship game

[@thestarlightalchemist7333]

I found that song through a BTCC music video at around the same time that I first got into JGTC/Super GT

[@Swrcsky1987]

I associate it with both that game and the 1994 F1 season review - cracking tune!

[@swidr5626]

@@Swrcsky1987 Hah I know there would be someone who remembers it from the review tape too

[@darth_autie_117]

personally it's Retro by EZ Rollers

[@derosiflo6524]

shoutout to Austrian Roland Ratzenberger who was doing racing in endurance, especially Japan, before coming to F1 in 1994. The rest is sad history

[@chrisketting810]

Not too long ago, Tom Coronel talked about that moment in his 1998 formula nippon season on Ziggo sport (or Viaplay maybe, I forgot). Apparently before the race, his team boss (who obviously didn't speak English that well) told him that this was on of the first times the team could win the championship and that he needed to win it "no matter what", Tom most likely interpreted it in maybe the wrong way and decided that the Senna approach was the correct way to achieve that win.

[@fawwazrafif5160]

The guy he crashed into Satoshi Motoyama, loses championship like this 2 year in row btw in 97 he loses JTCC title after being punted by Osamu Nakako and 98 by Coronel in Formula Nippon

[@ShawnyBantzy]

Here's some names that were linked to drivers/had tests in Formula Nippon/Super Formula, but never got rides : - Christjan Albers and former Top Gear Stig Ben Collins tested over the 2001 off-season. Norberto Fontana and Mario Haberfeld were searching for drives as well at the same time. - Sergey Sirotkin and Alex Lynn were linked to a Team LeMans drive in 2017 before that drive went to one Felix Rosenqvist..... - Ralph Boschung and Maximilian Gunther also tested for LeMans in the 2017 post-season rookie test - Paul Tracy was rumoured to be heading Formula Nippon racing in 1990 before he committed to the Indycar racing ladder

[@KevinCrishan98]

I think the effort to get all this historical footage is also VERY UNDERRATED, great job!

[@nicolastoncheis8630]

Currently watching Super GT, and,have to say, you introduced me to a fantastic category! Keep up the good work, man!

[@rishikaul5048]

I am Indian and I am proud of Narain achieving the impossible. Racing as India's first F1 driver. Not to mention winning the 2019 SUPER GT x DTM Dream Race.

[@AdamTheMan1993]

One other driver you also forgot about that had a career in Japan is Swedish driver Bjorn Wirdheim, famous throughout the motorsport world for throwing away an easy win at the 2003 F3000 race at Monaco by stopping on the start finish straight to the bewilderness of Arden boss (and current Red Bull F1 team boss) Christian Horner. Anyway some time after becoming the 2003 International F3000 champion Wirdheim failed to secure a seat in F1 he went off to Japan driving for Team LeMans & Kondo Racing in the Super GT GT500 class and finishing runner up in the 2013 & 2014 GT300 class driving a Gainer Mercedes SLS GT3

[@EmilForsberg_GRYBO]

Underrated driver that man!

[@AKK5I]

GoodSmileRacing video when

[@jmirsp4z]

Weebcedes benz

[@claudiobizama5603]

Would love even more SuperGT content, maybe Super Takiyu too.

[@brianmontalvorios8118]

history racing queen in japan

[@gonzalez239]

babe wake up a new roflwaffle video just dropped

[@Kandimitsu]

The stacked field in the dream race in 2019 and Narain won it, I couldn't believe it. Wouldn't have won if it wasn't the control hankook tires, but well deserved all the same.

[@rob832]

I followed Michael Schumacher's entire F1 career, first race to last. And still didn't know about his single Japanese F3000 race. Thanks for this.

[@EmilForsberg_GRYBO]

I just gotta say how much i love these story time videos

[@MrMore4]

Nice spin back to the R Racing days with Liquid Soul.

[@Zhawn7]

28:42 That looks familiar (If you know, you know. Especially one of the sponsors) Anyway, good video as always.

[@Haulinbassracing]

a senna fan making an absolutely insane move and wrecking others, you dont say.

[@amsterdamG2G]

Was Senna not paying Prost back for his insane move a year earlier?

[@Haulinbassracing]

@@amsterdamG2G its a sim racing joke. senna and verstappen fans drive like assholes

[@robthecatwillshire7429]

7:00 nice choice of music for Anthony reid with the Toca Touringcar intro song.

[@doppelkupplungsgetriebe]

how tf does this video only have under 10k views????

[@masterryangames770]

Am I right in thinking… the clip of Hatori spinning had some of the most legendary commentary of ALL TIME?

[@Concelhosembicicleta]

Tom Coronel is most known for Dakar with his brother Tim no? And his accident in Portugal was not in Porto but in Vila Real where Tiago Monteiro won. Yes Tiago Monteiro from Jordan, ex-partner of Narain.

[@big-man-c77]

i always forget just how close james courtney got to f1. crazy just how underrated he is bc of that testing crash

[@mip_9957]

Shingo Tachi is also a great example raced one season in jgtc in 1998 won and died in testing for 1999 alot of people forget him

[@chrisguardiano6143]

In addition to his time in touring cars & in Japan, Tom Coronel also has competed at the Dakar Rally since 2009 in the car class.

[@ThereMayBeLions]

Definitely interested in checking out Super GT. I knew qbout it from the Gran Turismo games, but never knew how much of an impact they had on racing in general.

[@imnotsteviewonder]

Small correction: Coronel's shunt with the ambulance was in Vila Real, WTCC last visited Porto in 2013. Anyway, love your videos, keep it up!

[@Lachieaj]

Love a bit of Super GT and Super Formula content, great video

[@RACECAR]

4:30 A big shunt in turn 1 at Suzuka in an Open-Wheel Race, name a more iconic duo. I swear every time I watch one of these types of videos, I keep seeing so many recognizable names in places I don't expect.

[@donladplaysgames4036]

"Tell me if this looks familiar" Me: "Oooh Senna Prost"

[@naturalborndylla]

Before I deleted it, Tom Coronel used to follow me on twitter (I have no idea why)

[@simoneternelli6399]

Me too 😂

[@kingjimsixsix5]

Really loving these racing video essays. The amount of research and collecting of clips and images involved is off the charts, such excellent work. Well done mate.

[@KevinAbillGaming]

34:46 Codemasters' inspiration for Formula B class in GRID Autosport.

[@Mr.Waffullz]

A lot of Super GT drivers had great endurance careers as well. Basically a stepping stone to prototype racing.

[@nicestoriesnottherealstori3006]

You know NASCAR is actually more popular in the U.S. then Indycar.

[@caledonianrailway1233]

Yes

[@SaarlaneKretiin]

Maybe.

[@Nagato_TruePain]

It's true but not sure what that has to with this video.

[@jujiide6922]

Unfortunately

[@JOHANNESwhoelse]

The sad reality we live in...

[@ETYPEJaguar38]

Tom Kristensen comes to mind (JTCC Supertouring, Formula Nippon during the 90s)

[@blaco7933]

I love the fact about Jenson Button wins Super GT in 2018

[@storyexe243]

There should be a Japan equivalent of Nascar called Super Car

[@LotsOfToubleUsuallySerious]

And a Japan equivalent of Stock Car called Super Stock

[@lewisxu6483]

Fun fact is that there should have been a silhouette series replacing the dying JTCC in the late 90s, the cars racing in which is basically stock cars with big japanese saloon cars bodywork. Sadly it was cancelled due to lack of participants or we would see JASCAR now maybe.

[@LotsOfToubleUsuallySerious]

@@lewisxu6483 *super NASCAR

[@jdmdriver34]

We need more Super GT content, there's not enough channels that cover it as well as you do!

[@JK7kaye]

Super interesting video about an area not too well covered

[@nebuc72]

can I ask where you get all the footage for the JGTC races? the quality is amazing, would love to be able to watch them all like this.

[@mdp26]

Kamui is so weird. He was quite good in F1 and insanely good in WEC, but sucked ass in GP2 and Super Formula. This usually happens the other way and I don't think I know a case as extreme as him.

[@RolfSAMA]

Omg I can here Toca Touring Cars ost in the background! ❤ :D

[@Urmum-t9t]

"BABE WAKE UP, ROFLWAFFLE POSTED A 40 MINUTE VIDEO ABOUT OBSCURE MOTERSPORT FACTS" ⁉️⁉️⁉️

[@NullnotVoid]

Anyone else get followed by tom coronel on twitter?

[@ultimatecoasterremakes5500]

I like these kinds of videos you’re making about Motorsports. Great work on this one.

[@millennialchicken]

Tom Coronel is one of those jack of all trades, be it on Tarmac or even Desert, along with his infamous twitter antics. Anthony Reid is one of those who deserved WAY MORE success than they got (No BTCC championships let it be known). The names that crop up because of Japan's spot on the world stage of motorsport is truly incredible.

[@EagleFntm]

Can you do the brief history of Super Formula (a Japanese Open wheel racing series that I’m referring to), especially since Toyota/Honda SF19/SF23 cars were featured in Gran Turismo 7.

[@randon_play5547]

another masterpiece

[@syafiqzr7326]

One day, hopefully

[@manostororosso2364]

Favourite ytber man!!! Anything Gran Turismo comes to mind just do it

[@ryancastellanos5859]

I'm probably too late to the show to ask this but what is that amazing song played at very end of the video please and thank you?

[@krazycharlie]

Roflwaffle talks about Ralf Schumacher during his F1 days while showing Juan Pablo Montoya (26:18). Brilliant.

[@jordanblair4077]

That is Ralf… yellow helmet and car no.5

[@krazycharlie]

@@jordanblair4077 I didn't know that Ralf liked the colors of the Colombian flag so much that he wears them on his helmet.

[@jordanblair4077]

@@krazycharlie Have you actually watched F1 from that era? Ralf’s helmet is bright luminous yellow. Not the dark orange like Montoya’s.

[@krazycharlie]

@@jordanblair4077 OI course I have watched them. Furthermore, I'm Colombian, so how could I mistake the colors of the Colombian flag for others? Yellow, blue and red. Take a closer look and you'll watch them in Juan Pablo's helmet.

[@jordanblair4077]

@@krazycharlie Are you saying that the driver in the picture is Montoya? Really?

[@DomXJB-M135i]

Another banger video to smoke to🙌unreal vids as always

[@jimmyrecendiz4940]

The disrespect to Andre Lotterer

[@robbevan-g9r]

Yo bro you forgot Andre lotterer he was in formula Nippon and le man's winner while still racing in Japan

[@ZheWok]

Babe wake up! Roflwaffle posted!!!

[@paulj.buckingham2297]

Pedro De la Rosa

[@koenslinkman]

Can't believe i'm seeing Tom Coronel extensively being mentioned in a Roflwaffle video... (He's universally hated across the country)

[@petouser]

Is he? Why that?

[@ThereMayBeLions]

I'll second that, why is he hated?

[@koenslinkman]

@@petouser A lot of people see him as an attention seeker and he has featured in some annoying ads. He brags a lot too, usually in relation to Max Verstappen or Formula 1, he’s got that “i stand above the rest” vibe to him. It’s definitely gotten worse since Verstappen’s rise to fame. He tries to insert himself into every conversation and talk show, to show the world that like: “hey i also exist, i’m also a very cool racecar driver, please notice me. And you know what, i did it before Max!” I can’t deny his talent, but us Dutch definitely think he’s doing too much. When you see him appear at a talkshow or on a social media account, you can just hear a collective groan.

[@koenslinkman]

@@ThereMayBeLions See comment above ☝️

[@drivingduck2234]

6:36 MISTAKE: thats vila real not Porto

[@MilfordHeavenMercadoPach-im7jk]

Wait a second your saying that hks raced in jgtc with opel 🤔.

[@AdamTheMan1993]

JTCC actually, HKS did race in the 2002 JGTC GT500 class with their own Mercedes CLK but without any success

[@MilfordHeavenMercadoPach-im7jk]

@@AdamTheMan1993 well thanks sir for informing me and have good day bye now.

[@allanthgersen4908]

very disappointed you only mentions Tom Kristensen as an opponent

[@drivingduck2234]

Tom Coronel is the most carismatic driver and the one that better works his image online, change my mind

[@geoprancer]

You forgot Liam Lawson

[@sirloinestakegames7866]

To be fair, most people know he raced in Japan

[@speedtracker9556]

Why would I forget that these drivers raced at Super GT/Super Formula? Also, I noticed a problem in the thumbnail. There is an F1 logo. The Super Formula logo isn't there. Can someone tell me what the difference is between F1 and Super Formula? Also, I've never heard of these drivers.

[@metaliczic96]

Super Formula (previously known as Formula Nippon) is basically F2, but racing in Japan. Yes, the Super Formula car performance (the newest SF23) is slightly faster than the newest FIA Formula 2 (F2) cars, thanks to its better aerodynamic package compared to F2 cars The engine of Super Formula car is powered by 2.0 liter single-turbocharged Inline-4 developed & produced by both Honda & Toyota and also used in Super GT as well in GT500 class.

[@speedtracker9556]

​​@@metaliczic96 So... Super Formula is Japanese F2? I thought it was Japanese F1!

[@metaliczic96]

@speedtracker9556 In terms of 1 lap pace, it is slower than F1, but slightly faster than F2 car (thanks to its better aerodynamic package). So, the Super Formula is another great alternative road into the F1.

[@banger566]

Unrelated! 🤣

[@hongchengchang6457]

Hi

[@Bhoz_928]

:)

[@chonglers1513]

:O

[@FH4Player6397]

I know who Ralf Schumacher and Narain Karthikeyan (both terrible in Formula One) are. I also forget that they competed in other motorsports. But Ralf is a great dad :D I hope Narain is doing well in his life. I hope you also make Formula One videos in the future!

[@swidr5626]

Honestly calling Ralf terrible is quite an overstatement. He was solid, not quite a frontrunner but he was still good

[@yymediaprod]

@@swidr5626 I agree, a solid driver with multiple F1 wins - weren't able to compete for titles like his brother but far from terrible.

[@DerpSherman]

​@@yymediaprodAlso,the Williams that Ralf and Montoya had to run were glass cannons,the BMW engines were fast on track but prone to self destruction.