It¡¯s a little ironic the only time Takuma Sato might really be able to slow down, as he prepares to defend his title in the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, is when he¡¯s strapped into a car and about to take off in a machine that can reach speeds in excess of 200 mph (322 kph).
Sato, a 41-year-old native of Tokyo, has been living life in the fast lane since this time last year, when he became the first-ever Japanese driver to win the ¡°The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.¡± Since then, Sato has rubbed shoulders with Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump, thrown out the first pitch before a Cubs game at Wrigley Field and attended countless other functions in the U.S. and Japan as the Indy 500 champion.
There hasn¡¯t been much time for him to catch his breath and that won¡¯t change this weekend, as Sato juggles his preparation with the duties of a defending champion at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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