May 11 (GMM) There is "absolutely no chance" that Super Aguri could return to
formula one even with a low budget cap next year. That is the insistence of
Fumio Akita, despite former co-owner and team boss Aguri Suzuki recently
suggesting to the Japanese press that he is interested in reviving the collapsed
project.
Akita told Reuters: "There's absolutely no chance. Even without the world
financial crisis and its effect on Japan's economy we couldn't afford it." With
Honda's technical and financial backing, Super Aguri operated on a small budget
in 2006 and 2007, then folding after four races of last year's championship.
Akita continued: "We already pulled out once because we did not have the
resources to continue. Even if we had $60 million to spend we would have to
start from scratch again. "We don't know where these newspaper reports came from
but Aguri has also said there's no chance," he added.
Further pacifying the Super Aguri rumours, its star driver Takuma Sato has
admitted on a visit to the Indy 500 preparations that he is keen to pursue a
future in America's open wheeler scene.