Matsushita hails B-Max progress after Autopolis podium

Ex-Formula 2 racer Matsushita finished second on the road behind Giuliano Alesi during Sunday’s rain-shortened race, but a five-second time penalty for a start procedure infringement dropped him to third.
It still marked the 27-year-old’s second podium finish in three starts, following his run to third in last year’s Fuji Speedway finale.