Suzuka Super Formula test: Day 2 paddock notes

All you need to know as Super Formula pre-season testing wraps up at Suzuka following a dry day of running... (Photos: JRP)

• Nirei Fukuzumi set the top time on Thursday as teams and drivers were greeted with relatively mild weather at Suzuka after Wednesday’s rain. The new Rookie Racing driver posted a best time of 1’36.290 in the afternoon session to end the test on top, beating Nakajima Racing driver Igor Fraga by 0.055 seconds.

• Fukuzumi’s time came in the closing stages of …