“It was a really good race for me,” he said. “At the start I overtook Raikkonen and that was important in the end because it would have been difficult to finish in the top six if I had been behind him during the first stint. When I got past I was confident I had the race pace to fight for the points and my target was to be consistently fast.
“The team did a great job with the strategy and the pit stop which played a big part in helping me finish in the points. I certainly wasn’t expecting to be racing in Formula One this season and I want to say thank you to Toyota for this opportunity. My target was to finish in the points today but I am a bit surprised to be in the top six. This is a fantastic result and I am extremely happy.”
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40 comments so far
Rookie of the Year!!! Keep on racing!
Noviembre 2nd, 2009 at 8:37
Congratulations for your results in these two races. I hope to see you giving us great moments next season.
I like a lot the way you drive, you have a fan in Spain.
Noviembre 2nd, 2009 at 11:51
Good work! again, fantastic to watch you race, and overtake both the ‘07 WDC and ‘09 WDC. I hope this performance has helped seal a full time drive for the 2010 season. Hope to see you on the grid, mixing it up in 2010!
Pleasure to watch you drive, again.
Noviembre 2nd, 2009 at 13:03
Everybody is talking about you. I am brazilian but live in USA and the media here and there think you are the best thing that happened in the F1 at the end of the year. I hope somebody will see the finally, the japanese people, so crazy about F1, has finally a great driver there. Congratulations, man. I wish you had some t-shirts and hats (4XLT t-shirt for me) with you but writen in English and Japanese too. It would be sick.
Noviembre 2nd, 2009 at 15:27
Excellent job in Abu Dhabi. You gave lesson to Raikonen. The Toyota TF 109 or de TF 110 is a winning car in your good hands.
Go on !!!!!
Noviembre 2nd, 2009 at 15:50
Fantastic Drive!!!
Amazing to watch you race against Button Twice !!!(Brazil and Abudahbi)
I am eager to see you next races in 2010!!
Good Luck!!!!
Noviembre 2nd, 2009 at 16:07
great race and love the helmet… good luck in 2010.
Noviembre 2nd, 2009 at 18:13
congratulations, we wish you good next year in F1, and waiting for You,
Polish fans.
Noviembre 2nd, 2009 at 23:49
Congratulations! You are a very good driver and I wish you a great career!
Greetings from Brazil,
Alvaro Henrique
Noviembre 3rd, 2009 at 1:00
Kobayashi, I’m sure that all F1 expectators are shocked with your brilliant skill in these last two races. Great job. I hope you win your first race soon and give us more beautiful passings.
Noviembre 3rd, 2009 at 1:25
小林様,おめでとうございました。
ブラジルGPとアブダッビGP、すばらしかったです。
2010年、ガンバレ!
Noviembre 3rd, 2009 at 5:28
Great driving. Pleasure to watch. I think Kamui is a real find. I am sure that competition would be watching out for Kamui for the next season. Best of luck.
Noviembre 3rd, 2009 at 7:45
Awesome driving and beautiful overtaking moves, Kamui! You seem to be at one with machine, able to push the limits and ’squeeze the fear’. Reminds me of the legendary Gilles Villeneuve… See you in 2010!
Canadian fan.
Noviembre 3rd, 2009 at 11:20
What a fantastic drive, really exciting to watch such an enthusiastic driver, no, Racer! - hoping to see you in F1 next year.
Noviembre 3rd, 2009 at 11:45
Hi kobayashi!
You did 1 good job! nice overtooke on button, i hope you stay in next season !!
Greetings from Brazil!
Noviembre 3rd, 2009 at 11:55
Congratulations from Brazil
Please continue driving this way. F1 needs drivers like you are.
Noviembre 3rd, 2009 at 12:06
Kamui Kobayashi is ♥
Noviembre 3rd, 2009 at 14:54
Kamui,
Great job in the final two races! I loved watching you fight with Jenson at Brazil. You drove brilliantly and made him look foolish in turn one a few times. And you did even better at Abu Dhabi. Superb driving! I hope you find a ride for the 2010 season, you’ve got the talent to make it big.
Noviembre 3rd, 2009 at 23:35
You are a very impressive rookie, with a lot of self control and bravery. I hope Toyota will continue next year, but if they don’t, I hope you will find another team because you deserve a drive next year.
Noviembre 3rd, 2009 at 23:55
Gostaria de conversar com voce sobre oseu talento apresentado na formlua 1 no Brasil,onde estava la e te vi correr,imprsionante,mandou bem.
Sou piloto de kart e com alguns campeonatos ganhos,porem nao tive oportunidade em galgar outras categorias em funcao de nao possuir patrocionio,mas quem sabe no futuro proximo,faca engenharia mecanica aqui no Brasil,e pretendo no futuro estudar na Alemanha,dai,quem sabe encontrar aquilo que sempre quis fazer correr de kart ou formula.
Aguardo contato.
Tiago.
Noviembre 4th, 2009 at 1:33
Kamui, you were so impressive in your only two GP’s. Now that it seems that Toyota won’t be in F1 next year, I really hope some one else recognizes your talent.
Best of luck!
Noviembre 4th, 2009 at 3:01
Felicidades Kamui, eres uno de los mejores novatos que he visto en mi vida.
Lamento profundamente la retirada de Toyota de la F1, pero seguro que con tu forma de pilotar un equipo de los grandes no tardara en ofrecerte un sitio en su escudería.
Hace unos días comentaba que en unos 2 años serias un Nº1.
Saludos y mucho ánimo campeón.
Noviembre 4th, 2009 at 14:46
Congratulation, tantatisc drive, see you in next year, I go to twist for you.
Noviembre 4th, 2009 at 15:58
Kamui, you are what F1 is all about, fast, daring, but smart!
A great talent that hopefully will not be lost to F1 if Toyota do pull out. I really hope you get a seat for 2010, good luck!
Noviembre 4th, 2009 at 19:43
Kamui, I really really hope that, now that Toyota is leaving F1, you find another cockpit for you in 2010.
F1 cannot stay with a driver like you.
Hope you can gather all the conditions to find yourself a place in one of the teams for 2010 season.
greetings from São Paulo, Brazil.
Noviembre 4th, 2009 at 22:20
sorry for the typo… I meant to say F1 cannot stay WITHOUT a driver like you.
best of luck.
Noviembre 4th, 2009 at 22:21
Kamui, you really must check out the BBC Formula 1 website. There are literally hundreds of positive comments about your fantastic drives recently for Toyota F1. You bring a character, a fearless attitude and an enjoyment back into Formula 1. Please, please secure a drive in F1 next year and let’s all enjoy some great racing!
Noviembre 4th, 2009 at 23:52
Kamui, Positive thoughts!
You impressed far too many people, there will be a place for you in F1!
I hope you can get a place at Force India !!!
Noviembre 5th, 2009 at 5:04
Kamui, I can say, here in Brazil, in two races you got a lot of fans. I’m expecting to cheer for your first victory soon.
Noviembre 5th, 2009 at 11:51
Kamui,What a pleasure to see a breath of fresh air in F1. Realy hope you get a drive in 2010.
Good luck and best wishes.
Noviembre 5th, 2009 at 21:12
I do not know if you believe in dreams but this night I dreamed that you were hired by the new Lotus and won the second race of next season … “keep believing in your dreams, you are fantastic” greetings from Brazil !
Noviembre 6th, 2009 at 13:51
U r the best driver!!!
Robison - Brasil
Noviembre 6th, 2009 at 14:12
!!!!!!!!!!! LOTUS !!!!!!!!!!!
Noviembre 6th, 2009 at 15:24
Kamui Kobayashi you were a pleasure to watch i am sad that toyota is pulling out of f1 they have said they will help you find a drive next year i am pleased toyota has offered to help you. i can feel your enthusiasm am passion for f1
Noviembre 6th, 2009 at 22:42
d*mnit! pls give kobayashi a car for 2010!! he makes F1 exciting again!
Kobayashi rules! 
Noviembre 7th, 2009 at 14:11
One of the stars of the future (and present!)- dont despair you will have a chance to drive for one of the new teams.
Noviembre 7th, 2009 at 19:47
This guy needs a seat in F1.
more racing less thinking
Noviembre 12th, 2009 at 17:20
Kobayashi is definately the driver we are all looking foward to see in the f1 next season, watching him drive makes f1 interesting again, I’m just praying he gets a good machine to pilot ….. I’m tiping him for success in 2010!!!!
Noviembre 20th, 2009 at 10:30
We need a new Asian Driver to star in F1! Hope you succed… Godspeed! =)
Noviembre 23rd, 2009 at 15:01
Hi Kamui,
U r simply great in the 2 races.The end of 2009 has given u a bright future.You are one of the driver shown good positive attitude in the start of the F1 career.Looking forward for ur 2010 season.
Noviembre 25th, 2009 at 7:36
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