Kamui "Kamikaze" Kobayashi Fan page.

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How many think Kobayashi has potential to be a world champion if given the chance to drive for a top team?
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As an Alonso fan I'm happy to see him back on top of the points lead but watching Kobayashi, I would love to see him to be the first Japanese World Champion. This guy is just so exciting to watch.​

Note: Can't seem to embed a video of his incredible passes but feel free to post some of you favorites.
 


:D

I so wish that there was onboard footage of the last few laps of Valencia...

He definitely has the potential to challenge for a world title, his driving style reminds me of Hamilton's. Just more aggressive :)
 
I love him! Easily the most entertaining driver on the grid, just like Sato, always had 'the balls'.
 
Seismica
There is just something about Eddie Jordan saying:

"You make me feel good, and excited"

That isn't quite right... :sly:
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It's just a gay, I mean a guy thing when talking about the thrill of racing. hehe! :sly:
 
He is a pretty awesome driver, he's so aggressive. I think given a good car he can do really well and he's still young so he has plenty of time to be a WC. Signing another deal with Sauber wasn't a good move though I don't think. I would have loved to have seen him in the Renault next year.
 
Kobayashi is amazing, he gives f1 loads of excitment, he reminds me abit of micheal Sumacher before he raced for Ferrari and Lewis Hamiltons early years. Kobayashi is completeley determind and Reckless (but in a good way), He probably could challenge for the title however I think his agressive driving style could be his downfall, cause the top drivers won't back down against him like some of the others do so he could end up dropping lots of points from non finishes.
 
daan
He has a fan club here already in the groups.
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"Group Maintained by Seismica"

Hmm, I don't seem to be maintaining it very well. :dopey:

He deserves his own thread I think. Besides, nobody seems to use the groups for their intended purpose of discussions.

He even has a facebook group and a flashy website too :) Which actually holds some interesting articles and race analysis.

EDIT: Just been hunting down some merchandise from the Sauber Website, and the Kobayashi cap is €26, whilst the De La Rosa cap is €11 :confused:
 
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Kobayashi is amazing, he gives f1 loads of excitment, he reminds me abit of micheal Sumacher before he raced for Ferrari and Lewis Hamiltons early years. Kobayashi is completeley determind and Reckless (but in a good way), He probably could challenge for the title however I think his agressive driving style could be his downfall, cause the top drivers won't back down against him like some of the others do so he could end up dropping lots of points from non finishes.
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I don't know about that he seems to handle it well so far i.e. Shumi, Alonso passes. He just has a talent for going deep into a turn. Maybe Webber could push him out if push came to shove.
 
Radracing
Seismica


:D

I so wish that there was onboard footage of the last few laps of Valencia...

He definitely has the potential to challenge for a world title, his driving style reminds me of Hamilton's. Just more aggressive :)
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Good one mate! 👍 prefect background music for an asian driver. :sly: definitely a "Kung Fu" master or a Jedi.
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...or a Ninja. ;)

[narutouzumaki]Believe it! :D[/narutouzumaki]

Radracing
Here is one.
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Fixed. ;)
 
Exciting driver certainly....from race day 1! I'm glad he could carry over the excitement he showed in 2009, hopefully it means he will continue to be exciting throughout his career.

And he reminds me of Jean Alesi more than anyone...or Keke Rosberg. Committed, aggressive but usually successful overtaker. And unlike the Japanese stereotype, he doesn't cause many crashes. The only crashes he has ever caused are Nakajima Brazil 2009, Canada 2010 and Singapore 2010. All his other DNFs and collisions haven't been his fault and he hasn't been involved in that many accidents (unlike people like Sutil who seem attracted to accidents).
And its not like his overtaking is his only skill, he has shown excellent pace especially at Valencia where he was running with the leaders for a long time on old tyres!
Qualifying is his major downfall but his excellent starts and overtaking moves usually get around that (and make it more exciting for us). He also appears to be measured in when and where he overtakes, he doesn't always attempt ludicrous overtaking moves where he cannot. We don't see him pulling off crazy overtakes every race, only when he needs to.

Hopefully he can do what Massa did, earn a promotion to Ferrari. Then he really will be like Jean Alesi (or even Il Leone) again.
 
Ardius
Qualifying is his major downfall but his excellent starts and overtaking moves usually get around that (and make it more exciting for us).
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I get the idea that Sauber wasn't able to retain much in the way of past car set-up information from BMW when Peter bought his team back; although he's managed to scrape into Q3 at least twice so far this season (Pedro did it once, I think). Not bad for a truly consistent mid-pack team that looked set for fighting to get into the paddock when the season began. All this from someone who never really starred in GP2 competition...he took the Toyota ride with both hands and gave no quarter to his competitors in his two starts.

The mid-fielders in F1 today almost always produce some sort of first-lap carnage lately, so it's almost better to qualify 18th rather than 12th, if you gamble on the clipped wings or shunt that seems to occur to one of the Williams, Toro Rosos, Force Indias, et al...in nearly every race since the full-width front wings returned to the sport, so as long as you avoid problems later on, of course!

The start of the season looked a bit shaky, but Valencia was a watershed moment for his career. Yeah, there's this little bit of Jean Alesi in him that makes F1 worth watching. now that he's revisiting the two race tracks he's raced in F1 before, I think we'll see even better results.

A pity there's no open seats for better teams next season.
 
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After seeing how capable he was in the last two races last season, I was disappointed with his race results early in the season, what with the reliability issues and accidents. But now it seems he's getting the most out of the Sauber on race day which many poeple, including myself, seem to enjoy. I will be hoping he gets good results in Brazil and Abu Dhabi to round off his first full season in Formula 1.
 


I never acctully saw this pass on TV (I don't think the BBC showed it) so I never appiriciated how far back Kobayashi was when he came past Buemi.





The Alonso onboard makes me think that this was more of a simple pass than an impressive overtaking move
 
I do remember seeing him pass Buemi during the BBC coverage, although it was a replay of it later in the race.
 
Looking forward to more exciting video clips of him in the next race. :)
 
An important thing to note here is that he's where he is now by absolute luck. What if Timo didn't crash last year? Kamui probably wouldn't be at Sauber, and would still be playing around in GP2.
 
Peter
An important thing to note here is that he's where he is now by absolute luck. What if Timo didn't crash last year? Kamui probably wouldn't be at Sauber, and would still be playing around in GP2.
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He wouldn't be in GP2 even, he said his budget had run out that year and he would have been back in Japan working for his dad by now.

Everyone gets anywhere with luck. Fortunately he created a bit of his own by making the most of the opportunity and not screwing up.
 
Peter
An important thing to note here is that he's where he is now by absolute luck. What if Timo didn't crash last year? Kamui probably wouldn't be at Sauber, and would still be playing around in GP2.
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I thought the same applied to Vettel? Albeit maybe some other division
 
He's my favourite driver on the grid right now, and he's earned me a bundle of points in fantasy F1.
 
GM
The Alonso onboard makes me think that this was more of a simple pass than an impressive overtaking move
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Overtaking someone challenging for the championship in an inferior car is impressive in itself.

Yes, he was on fresher tyres, but we've seen quite a few occasions where a Red Bull driver, or a Mclaren driver has been in a similar situation and been unable to pass.
 
Pretty sure I heard Martin Brundle say a couple of races ago that if you gave him a good enough car he could win the championship. I'm just glad to see a driver like him mix it up in F1, I'm sure Sauber will want to keep him but maybe another team want to sign him up?
 
Seismica
Overtaking someone challenging for the championship in an inferior car is impressive in itself.

Yes, he was on fresher tyres, but we've seen quite a few occasions where a Red Bull driver, or a Mclaren driver has been in a similar situation and been unable to pass.
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Alonso made a mistake...unimpressive it is
 
Surely he's one kind of a driver out there... In fact, he's also one of my favourite driver on the grid alongside Robert Kubica. He really showed us what he can do since last year, proving his overtaking skills etc. He can surely drive fast and no doubt that one day, we could see him in a very good car and he could well be a World Champion! Could also be the first Japanese to be a World Champion in F1.
 
daan
Best video ever! :D

He has a fan club here already in the groups.
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My sentiments exactly. I lol'd at the driving into the sunset ending. Genius!

Oh and I just joined the group :D

ROAD_DOGG33J
Alonso made a mistake...unimpressive it is
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There was no mistake, Alonsos tyres were shot, Kobayashi had fresh options and was eating tarmac like fat kid on cake. I think he over took about 4 cars in those final few laps. Exciting stuff indeed.

End of the 2009 season is where he stood out and I started to take a lot of interest. Brazil and Abu Dahbi were just brilliant.
 
He's basically Sato but with the ability to overtake others without crashing, which is what makes him so awesome! Even with 2 races left I'm still desperate for him to do a Vettel and win in a midfield car!
 

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