'Super Aguri' to buy Arrows chassis
Aguri Suzuki's prospective bid to re-enter F1 with his own team looks like it took a step closer to happening this week. Under current Concorde Agreement rules they wouldn't be allowed to just purchase a chassis from an existing team, and there would be no way on earth that they could develop one in the time available (especially as they still haven't even put together any technical staff!), so buying the old 2003 Arrows chassis (from Paul Stoddart of all people) would be the only option to get onto the grid sometime in 2006.
Now, considering that they don't actually have a team, an engine, tyres, an aero package and they only have one driver (Takuma Sato, apparently), and they will be using a chassis developed 2-3 years ago by a backmarking team, how many points do we think they'll get next season? :p
I think they'll probably end up making the much maligned Minardi's of recent seasons look like world-beaters in comparison! I think it'll be a bit of an embarrasment all round really, harking back to the old days of Team Andrea Moda and Eurobrun. :rolleyes:
Full story here: [url]http://www.planet-f1.com/news/story_21566.shtml[/url]
Super Aguri fail in bid for '06 entry
Aguri Suzuki's planned entry into F1 as a team manufacturer was left hanging in the balance after they were omitted from the FIA's list of entrants for the 2006 season. Rumours are that they have failed to stump up the $48million 'bond' for entry. :rolleyes:
The only possible way for them to enter late is by getting unanimous agreement from all 10 other teams, and then still having to come up with cash for the bond. Considering they barely even have any technical staff let alone a car, I think the term "uphill struggle" is understatement of the year if they are to get onto the grid for Bahrain in March. :p