Nobuaki Katayama

Shouting matches, but in earnest

As a front-engine, rear-drive sports car after a long absence, the Altezza carried high expectations from the company, the media and fans. Development lead Katayama was a passionate man with experience of the Le Mans 24 Hours, and he often got into shouting matches with those he developed the car with, but these were honest clashes, not attempts to talk the other side down.