In January 2026 I returned to motorsport as Team Manager at Craft-Bamboo Racing Japan. Four months later: two Super Taikyu wins, a trip to Bathurst, a third year as Expert Host at the F1 Japanese Grand Prix, and a new membership at Soho House Tokyo. A new role that is teaching me something new every week, and a first third of the year that has already been a lot. Here is the full recap.

Super Formula just crowned Ayumu Iwasa as the 2025 champion, but what if the series used this momentum to become a truly pan Asian championship?

This post explores a fictional 2026 calendar built around Shanghai, Suzuka, Singapore and Southeast Asia, and imagines how Super Formula could grow into Asia’s reference single seater series for drivers, teams and brands.

For one week each year, Singapore transforms from a global hub into a high-octane festival of speed, sound, and light. Here’s what it was like returning to the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix — the flights, the hotel hacks, and the energy that turns the city into a circuit.