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Wednesday, 21 December 2005 |
Japanese Super Aguri given Formula One green light
Japanese outfit Super Aguri are aboutto become the 11th team in Formula
One after getting the unanimous agreement of the 10 existing teams on
Wednesday.
The Honda-backed team will now seek formal acceptance from the FIA (the International Automobile Federation).
"I am very happy that all 10 F1 teams have approved our late entry to
the Formula One world championship," said Super Aguri team founder
Aguri Suzuki.
The Super Aguri team are expected to sign former BAR driver Takuma Sato.
Super Aguri, for whom Honda would supply engines, had their initial
application rejected last month by the FIA, motor sport's governing
body, after they failed to hand over a mandatory $48 million bond.
And McLaren chief Martin Whitmarsh said recently his team supported the
Super Aguri venture, but that others such as Midland were resisting.
Williams were also seeking reassurances that the new team would be
"viable, have funding and are not going to appear and disappear".
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