The careers of Anthony Davidson and Takuma Sato overlapped at several junctures. The pair finished first (Sato) and second as Carlin team-mates in the 2001 British Formula 3 championship, then were reunited for 2003 when Sato arrived as a race driver at the BAR Formula 1 team where Davidson was a test and reserve driver. Then, when Davidson was finally given a full-time F1 drive at Super Aguri for 2007, it was fitting that he should be paired up with Sato.
But after the Super Aguri team folded the following year, the pair went their separate ways. Davidson became one of the most sought-after prototype drivers around, as Sato headed Stateside. Now over a decade on, the Japanese is a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and will go for a third this year after joining Chip Ganassi Racing for an oval-only programme. But it’s not totally beyond the realm of possibility that Davidson and Sato could have renewed their rivalry in US open-wheel racing, as the Briton impressed Team Green at a Champ Car test at Road America in 2002.
