"Shoya was the sort of person that when you met him a little piece of you fell in love with him. His energy and enthusiasm was deeply infectious" (Azi Farni)

「祥也は、出会った瞬間に大好きになってしまうような人だった。彼のエネルギーと情熱はとても伝わりやすいものだった。」

Shoya était le genre de personnage qui lorsque vous l'aviez rencontré il y avait quelque chose en vous qui tombait amoureux de lui. Son énergie et son enthousiasme était profondément contagieux (Azi Farni)

Tribute to Shoya by Bethany Andrews on her blog


“Shoya Tomizawa stole the hearts of the motorsport world by winning the innaugural race of the year in Qatar. He proved not to be a one day fly by snatching the pole during the second race weekend in Jerez. Shoya got some real attention and even the younger people got the chance to know him and score an autograph. Although you see people who enjoy what they do, Shoya was an example of someone who loved what he did.

Read more on Bethany Andrews's blog "Behind The Visor"