By AFPMore by this AuthorTOKYOFormula One misfit Takuma Sato was the toast of Japan on Monday after becoming the first driver from his country to win the storied Indianapolis 500. Sato himself could barely contain his joy after winning the Indy 500 at his eighth attempt. "For Japan, for the team and for (engine suppliers) Honda, this is a special victory." Sato dedicated his victory to the people of northeastern Japan still recovering from the deadly tsunami of 2011 which killed more than 18,000 people. That incident did little to dispel the image of Sato, lingering since his Formula One days, as an accident waiting to happen.

Source: Daily Nation May 29, 2017 09:56 UTC