Team information

Chassis Super Aguri SA08

Engine Honda RA808E 2.4 V8

Team principal(s) Aguri Suzuki

Technical director Mark Preston

Race drivers 18. Takuma Sato, 19. Anthony Davidson

Test drivers James Rossiter

Base Leafield, Oxfordshire, UK

Website http://www.saf1.co.jp/en/

History

Super Aguri, founded by former F1 driver Aguri Suzuki, is based in Tokyo, Japan. They however operate from the former Arrows factory in Leafield, UK. The cars are referred to as Super Aguri Hondas, with the team functioning to some degree as an unofficial Honda 'B'-team. In Japan, public pressure persuaded Honda to help its former driver Takuma Sato to continue to compete in Formula One. This was influential in the creation of Super Aguri's F1 project and the engine supply from Honda.

2008 prospects

Super Aguri kept their 2007 drivers Takuma Sato and Anthony Davidson, following the acquisition of an unspecified portion of the team by the Magma Group. On January 8 2008 the team announced that the SA08 would be launched in Barcelona, Spain. On February 12th, Super Aguri postponed the SA08 launch and did not announce for how long due to their uncertainty of the future of the team. The team has since said that although it has canceled its attendance at the final pre-season tests because some parts had not arrived, it expects to compete at the first race of the 2008 season in Australia. However, Magma have pulled out of their proposed takeover leaving Super Aguri's future in doubt again. They are seeking new investors but have warned that they may not compete in the Spanish Grand Prix on 27th April.

The Honors List

Debut 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix

Races competed 38

Constructors' Championships 0

Drivers' Championships 0

Race victories 0

Pole positions 0

Fastest laps 0

2007 position 9th (4 points)