[5] In his debut race in Bahrain, Ide was significantly behind his more experienced teammate Takuma Sato and failed to finish.

His weekend in Melbourne was notable for a number of spins, and team principal Aguri Suzuki subsequently suggested Ide's seat was not safe if his performances did not improve.

[8] On 4 May 2006, Super Aguri announced that Ide would be dropped from the upcoming European Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, following advice from the FIA that he needed more experience.

[12] In the November 2009 issue of F1 Racing Magazine, Ide was named as one of the five worst F1 drivers in history.

However, in December 2020 The Race noted that he was "a more capable driver than he was made to appear", with his brief F1 spell hampered by little testing, a language barrier and driving "very much the second car" of the new Super Aguri team.

[14] Ide contested the International Pokka 1000km round of the 2006 Super GT Series at Suzuka with Nismo in the No.

55 car of Hidetoshi Mitsusada; Ide ignored the black flag, resulting in his team's disqualification from the race.

[18] Ide also raced as a third driver for ARTA in the 2007 International Pokka 1000km, where the team finished second overall, despite a large success ballast weight handicap.

[19] Ide raced as a full-time driver in Super GT for Team Kunimitsu in 2008 and 2009, and then for ARTA in 2010.