Kamui Kobayashi - Biography This is the F1 driver Kamui Kobayashi of Japan that the authors now present to you all with details below.Born in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan, 13 September 1986.
Kamui Kobayashi a Formula 1 driver from Japan. Currently, he raced for Sauber team. His debut in Formula 1 GP Brazil began in 2009 when he replaced the injured Timo Glock. He was the overall winner GP2 Asia Series, 2009. Kamui's name was taken from Kamuy derived from the Ainu mythology. Kamui means "to hold a big dream"
Kamui Kobayashi was born from the family of the owner of a sushi restaurant in Japan. As a child he often helped his father and mother in serving customers who bought sushi at the restaurant. When he was in junior school, Kobayashi had intended and aspires to be a theater actor and comedian. He then joined the comedy extracurricular activities at school before he turned to pursue the sport exactly two races.
End of 2009 when Toyota withdrew from F1, Kobayashi had thought that he might be destined to continue the family business selling sushi. But finally he could continue to race in F1 when Peter Sauber decided to pull the race for the 2010 season.
Kobayashi own hobbies are water sports and sightseeing. He had joked that if ever he could be a leader in the FIA he would hold a race in every country he has visited.
Junior Racing
Kamui Kobayashi started his racing career in 1996 when he was 9 years old. He managed to win four major karting event Japan until 2003. One of them is the prestigious title in the event the Toyota SL All Japan Tournament Cadet Class series twice.In 2004, Kobayashi entered the Toyota Drivers Academy, and began his racing career in the world of single seater. Then he fell in Formula Renault, traveling the world in Asia, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. He then won two races in Italy. With the provision that he advanced to the European Formula Renault and Formula Renault Italy, and managed to win six races. He is listed as the first Japanese to win two races at a time when the event.
Kobayashi entered the 2006 Formula 3 Euroseries with ASM Formule 3 team with Paul di Resta, Giedo van der Garde and Sebastian Vettel. He was able to reach the podium in his debut season three, and ended with P8 in the drivers' standings at the end of the season, and ranks first in the Rookie Championship F3 Euroseries. Kobayashi also went into the arena of Macao Grand Prix and the Masters of Formula 3, but in two the event he fails to show any accomplishments. End of 2006, he then pulled into a Toyota F1 Team test driver.
GP2 Asia
Kobayashi joined the event at the 2008 GP2 Series with Dams joining the team. Koba then managed to score a victory in his first race in the GP2 race at the inaugural event. Had prevented Romain Grosjean throughout the race, then tried to pass him at Koba start-finish line, but Romain remains to interfere with walking zig-zag. Romain Grosjean finally sentenced to a drive-trough penalty for its actions and provide the leadership race on Kobayashi. But ironically, during the 2008 Kobayashi could only brilliant in the race, because the rest of it was in the middle of the board. Koba P16 finish in the standings with 10 points. While the GP2 Asia Series event in 2008, Koba had scored a victory Malaysia and Bahrain, which then drove him sitting in the P6 standings with 22 points.GP2 2009 season in GP2 last Koba still, this time he scored in the Spanish race followed the third podium in Germany. Other points in the GP2 2009 Koba printed in Valencia, Belgium, and Portugal. Koba P16 back again finish in the standings but this time he scored 13 points. Meanwhile in the GP2 Asia Series 2008-09 Koba won the second podium position in China and Malaysia. He also managed to win twice in Dubai and Bahrain which then drove him to win the GP2 Asia Series season 2008-09 with a points total of 56pts.
Formula 1
Years 2007-2009 Toyota Joint
On 16 November 2007 it was announced that a third driver Kamui Kobayashi Toyota team replaces Franck Montagny. He also became the team reserve driver for 2008 and 2009 seasons.After Timo Glock crashed great on Saturday free practice session ahead of the 2009 Japanese GP, Toyota team in the FIA had requested permission to allow Kobayashi down in the race. However, FIA did not follow the ban because Kobayashi training session on Saturday, where he just fell on Friday alone. Kobayashi finally debuting as Brazilian F1 Grand Prix, after Timo Glock still has not recovered 100%. In his debut race, the Koba could make trouble leaders Jenson Button Button throughout the race before eventually finishing P5 and out as the champion of the world. Button after the race and say hello Kobayashi very courageous action and the full calculation. Glock could not be ascertained after the race in the last series in Abu Dhabi, Kobayashi reliable back down the race for Toyota. In the second race, Kimi Raikkonen's turn and Rubens Barrichello, who felt the attack Kobayashi. Koba then managed to finish in P6 and also won his first points in F1.
Armed with a good appearance with Toyota in the last two series of the 2009 season, Kamui Kobayashi had entered candidates then remain Toyota driver for the 2010 season. But a few days later, Toyota decided to withdraw from F1 precisely on 4 November 2009, and this had led Kobayashi became unemployed and frustrated.
Together with Sauber team in 2010 Until Now
In review at the end of the season, some observers refer to as a breath of fresh air Kobayashi Japanese rider who competed in F1 today. By Murray Walker overtake Kobayashi described as an expert and do not need the brakes to perform an action. By Martin Brundle, Kobayashi described as "a master in using the brakes because it knew when to brake and when not to, so who needs brakes for him? This is characteristic of the other drivers can not be equaled." Kobayashi himself managed to beat his teammate is Pedro de la Rosa / Nick Heidfeld in qualifying with a score of 11-8 ratio. By Autosport magazine, Kobayashi was awarded "rookie of the year" 2010, though feels a bit awkward because Kobayashi have debuted since the 2009 season in F1.
Kobayashi still survive the 2011 season with Sauber, and this time he partnered with a rookie driver Sergio Perez from Mexico. Sauber duo is then managed to finish with figures in Australia but then they are disqualified from the car's rear wing that violates the rules of regulation. In Malaysia, Kobayashi managed to finish seventh after Lewis Hamilton penalty. In the next three races Koba then succeeded always in the top-10 finish. In Canada Koba had won second place in the pouring rain, but then fell slowly when the track dries. He was only able to finish seventh in the race. On July 28, 2011, Sauber announced Kamui Kobayashi and colleagues Sergio Perez will receive a contract extension until the end of the 2012 season. Mid-season in 2011, Sauber had experienced hard times when the car is often performed poorly in several competitions.
The position of the constructors' championship for Sauber are increasingly threatened after Kobayashi failed to score in several competitions, one of which was when he was involved in the incident with Lewis Hamilton in Belgium and the incident with several other drivers in India. In the last two races of the 2011 season, Kobayashi managed to impose themselves and scored in Abu Dhabi and Brazil. Top andilnyalah, Sauber managed to defend itself in the constructors' championship ranked seventh with a narrow win 3 points of STR team. Kobayashi himself is ranked championship 12 Championship with 30 points.
Acquisition Points Every Season
2003: Formula Toyota (second place, 120 points)
2004: Formula Renault 2000 Italy - Prema Powerteam (seventh place, 134 points)
2005: Formula Renault Italia - Prema Powerteam (overall winner, 312 points)
2006: Formula 3 Euroseries - ASM Formule 3 (eighth place, 34 points)
2007: Formula 3 Euroseries - ASM Formule 3 (fourth place, 59 points)
2008: GP2 Series - Dams (position-16, 10 points)
2008-2009: GP2 Asia - Dams (overall winner, 56 points)
2009: GP2 Series - Dams (position-16, 13 points)
2009: Formula 1 - Toyota (position-18, 3 points)
2010: Formula 1 - BMW Sauber (the 12th position, 32 points)
2011: Formula 1 - Sauber (the 12th position, 30 points)
Appreciation
2010: Autosport - Rookie of the Year
source: wikipedia
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