Nakajima to be SPORTING DIRECTOR,
Toranosuke to be Official TEST DRIVER
for TYRRELL in 1997

TOKYO -RIJ- Satoru Nakajima, former Japanese Formula One driver and currently team owner of Nakajima Planning team for Japanese Formula Nippon and Touring Car Championship, will be a Sporting Director and Nakajima team's Formula Nippon rising star Toranosuke Takagi (22) will be official test driver for Tyrrell Team in 1997, announced in Tokyo Wednesday.

And Team Nakajima's sponsor PIAA, Japanese auto accessories and motor sport fashin company will be a sponsor for Tyrrell Team in 1997, too.

Takagi will drive Formula Nippon in Japanese series and drive Tyrrell Ford as test driver in Europe in 1997. He is expected to be regular driver for Tyrrell in 1998.

Mika Salo's team mate in 1997 was not announced, yet.