Hirakawa “doesn’t understand” Honda’s Suzuka Q3 leap

Last year’s series runner-up Hirakawa was the best of the Toyota runners in qualifying, and will start Sunday’s second round of the season fourth behind a trio of Honda drivers: Nirei Fukuzumi, Tomoki Nojiri and Toshiki Oyu.
Hirakawa’s best time was 0.345s off the pace of poleman Fukuzumi, who topped the morning practice session and every segment of qualifying en route to a first career Super …Keep reading