Formula One Competition
During his performance in a 1994 race he drew the attention of Satoru Nakajima, a well-known Japanese Formula One driver, whereupon he joined the Nakajima Racing team and competed in the Formula 3000. He was heavily involved in the team from 1995 until he was chosen as Tyrrell's Formula One test driver in 1997. He graduated to a race seat for 1998, becoming the sixth Japanese driver to compete in F1. Takagi later competed with the Arrows Formula One team, and his European popularity was on the rise. However there were organizational and communication problems between Takagi and both teams, and he left Formula One at the end of the 1999 season.
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