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Williams F1 reserve driver Luke Browning took a moment to hug a local man offering hugs at Shibuya Crossing ahead of the opening round of 2026 Super Formula season.

"Formula 1, are you watching? This boy has just done the unimaginable. P21 to P4 in his second ever Super Formula race. Magic!!"

Ahead of his Super Formula debut at Motegi, Luke Browning recalls his first single seater race, where he went from the back of the grid to win in wet conditions after an engine problem in qualifying at Brands Hatch in 2019.

Williams F1 reserve driver Luke Browning climbs into a Liberty Walk–modified F40 ahead of the opening round of 2026 Super Formula season.

After Luke Browning climbed from P21 to P4 in only his second Super Formula race at Mobility Resort Motegi, Kondo Racing owner Kondo Masahiko praised his race pace and sharp race-reading ability.

Driving with a broken radio and no updates from the pitwall, Luke squeezed through the gap between O'Sullivan and Makino while the safety car was out, narrowly escaping a major accident.

Williams Reserve driver Luke Browning talks to the media during the Super Formula preseason test at Suzuka Circuit.

Luke My first ever race weekend in single-seaters, so my first ever race in Formula 4, it's very similar to today, it was torrential rain, I had a difficult qualifying, and I came from last to first to win my first ever single-seater race at Brands Hatch.