3 posts tagged “saf1”

So, the issue about Super Aguri hasn’t stopped yet. And now, there’s the involvement of Nick Fry, who is the CEO of Honda Racing. As far as I can remember, Fry was the one who said that the Super Aguri will not be able to race because of the failed deal between the team and the Magma Group. He was also the one who said that the Weigl Group alone could not support a Formula 1 team like the SAF1 team. I’ll try not to be bias here, okay. When you thin about what Fry said regarding the obvious downfall of the entire Super Aguri team that involved the failed deal with the Magma Group, it was a bit hurtful. But I think he was just being realistic.

However, when he said that a company likes the Weigl Group will not be able to support a F1 team that needs rescuing, it was a bit overstated. Obviously, he has little idea about what the company can offer. So, how can he disapprove of the company that way? Okay, let’s say he was just being realistic but he was way too realistic and it doesn’t sound nice. It seemed like he has something against the Super Aguri that only he knows. I really don’t have any idea; I’m just not digging what he wants that’s all.

So, it’s really final? Twenty cars will be racing tomorrow for the Turkish Grand Prix. Super Aguri will not be racing. So, what will happen to Takuma Sato and Anthony Davidson? Honestly, I don’t know but this I’m sure the two drivers will not retire. Sato, himself, expressed his intention of staying to the team his been since 2006. Remember that he even pleaded for Honda to give the SAF1 a chance to race. I know it’s not the end for the SAF1 team. They’ll definitely come back. And once they’re back, I’m sure they’ll be better.

Takuma Sato is one of official drivers of the Super Aguri team. And of course, everyone wanted to know about what he feels regarding the things that is happening to his team. I went over an interview on Sato and the first question I read was related to the banning of the team’s trucks on the paddocks of Istanbul Park. "I was simply very surprised when I got the news from my manager. I have no idea why this has happened as I understood that no decision has been made by Honda yet and that a decision will be made in the next few days about whether we will be able to race or not. I heard that FOM (Formula One Management) was told that we are not racing so they won’t let the trucks in, but I don't understand why they have been told this when no decision has been made yet,” said Sato. Oh, so that was the reason why the trucks were banned. And with the way he said it, the SAF1 team almost had the deal with the Magma Group.

The failure of the deal was so sudden that it literally left the whole management dumbfounded. Good thing there is the Weigl Group to rescue the SAF1 from its demise. Remember what Nick Fry said? That Weigl alone might not be able to support a team like Super Aguri. What if he’s wrong? What if the Weigl Group can save the Super Aguri? There was actually a lot of confidence in the way Sato said,” I met them at the Spanish GP and they have the great passion to get the team over the current difficulties. They do not seem to be scared by the challenge and in that way I would say that they fit our philosophy well and it would be a great partner for the team. It is a great compliment to the team that so soon after Magma failed, another investor has come in with a survival plan for the team. It just shows the team has a great reputation.”