Takuma Sato spent time chatting with every single one of them. “The fans were overwhelming,” recalled Scott Gallett, a vice-president at BorgWarner Inc., who was on the trip as the trophy’s caretaker. And during a four-day victory tour in the Japanese capital, he visited the world-famous Shibuya Cross intersection — Tokyo’s version of New York City’s Times Square — where the finish of the Indy 500 was shown on a giant video screen. Yes, Shotani,” Sato said this week, shortly before surviving bump day to make the 33-car field for Sunday’s race. “Sometimes it’s tiring,” he said of the constant adoration, “but I really appreciate it.”The Indy 500 victory was without question the biggest moment of Sato’s career.

Source: National Post May 23, 2018 05:26 UTC