Davidson to sign for Super Aguri this week
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...there I was in the Dog & Duck, Ledbury when in come these two rich looking blokes. They order a bottle of Krug and start talking about their man Davidson signing a 2 year deal to drive a Super Aguri....now I guess they could have been talking about the bankrupt comedian, Jim Davidson of course....
D-Angle said:
Now we just have to wait for the super Aguri press release: "Davidson in unexpected Japanese ancestry shock."
Well is worked for Richard Lyons in Japan (scroll down the page in the link below)
http://www5b.biglobe.ne.jp/~NSX-fan/d
Edited by FourWheelDrift on Tuesday 3rd October 22:56
With the back up of Honda, Super Aguri should be with the mid runners next year, not languishing at the back where they are. They are currently there due to the technology and the lack of competant drivers. Given that he is a very good driver, that is half their problem over. He will be able to contribute so much to set up during testing and pre qualifying!
I wish him all the best, sure he will do well, just dont expect regular podiums and challenging for the championship!
I wish him all the best, sure he will do well, just dont expect regular podiums and challenging for the championship!
I tend towards the thinking that this has been a proper formation year for SA.
With the backing of Honda I think that they could well bring about a few surprises by mid-way through next year.
That said I would have rather seen AD and JB in the ‘proper’ Hondas, just look at BMW’s mid term new boy who spent the first half of the season doing what AD has been for years…
With the backing of Honda I think that they could well bring about a few surprises by mid-way through next year.
That said I would have rather seen AD and JB in the ‘proper’ Hondas, just look at BMW’s mid term new boy who spent the first half of the season doing what AD has been for years…
With tobacco advertising being slowly sliced away from F1, perhaps Super Aguri is part of Honda's long-term strategy to maintain a reasonable presence in F1 when British American Tobacco eventually lays/sells BAR-Honda.
Davidsons is a really experienced test driver, so he should make a solid contribution to Super Aguri. If Honda is willing to commit a lot of resources to the venture, they might be as competitive as Toyota-F1 after several years.
Davidsons is a really experienced test driver, so he should make a solid contribution to Super Aguri. If Honda is willing to commit a lot of resources to the venture, they might be as competitive as Toyota-F1 after several years.
The problem with Super Aguri is that they were fully expecting to be able to utilise year-old Honda chassis. Currently their hopes have been dashed for 2007 - which is why I believe that Davidson's management team have insited on a multi-year deal. Once they have their Honda chassis, he'll be like a pig in shit...but I still can't see them ever challenging for top honours.
On balance, they may not do much next season, but the following season I'd like to think they'll be "challenging" the midfield...actually, I can't see there being a midfield - it's basically the second half of the grid...unless Paul Stoddart gets back in....
On balance, they may not do much next season, but the following season I'd like to think they'll be "challenging" the midfield...actually, I can't see there being a midfield - it's basically the second half of the grid...unless Paul Stoddart gets back in....
Teams like STR and Spyker-F1 will probably continue to be back-markers, unless something extraordinary happens that will make them a lot faster than what they are now.
Toyota, Williams, RBR, and BAR will probably be in the middle; although I'd like to see Williams with a reliable engine being near the front of the field.
Ferrari, Renault, and McLaren will hopefully remain in front.
So, barring any supernatural boosts of speed (or a bad-luck run), there will still be a mid-field.
Toyota, Williams, RBR, and BAR will probably be in the middle; although I'd like to see Williams with a reliable engine being near the front of the field.
Ferrari, Renault, and McLaren will hopefully remain in front.
So, barring any supernatural boosts of speed (or a bad-luck run), there will still be a mid-field.
Jungles said:
With tobacco advertising being slowly sliced away from F1, perhaps Super Aguri is part of Honda's long-term strategy to maintain a reasonable presence in F1 when British American Tobacco eventually lays/sells BAR-Honda.
I thought BAT had already sold BAR in full to Honda, and were merely staying on as title sponsor? rubystone said:
The problem with Super Aguri is that they were fully expecting to be able to utilise year-old Honda chassis. Currently their hopes have been dashed for 2007 - which is why I believe that Davidson's management team have insited on a multi-year deal. Once they have their Honda chassis, he'll be like a pig in shit...but I still can't see them ever challenging for top honours.
Correct. Aguri's plans are for the SA07 to basically be this year's Honda, a car that Davidson knows fantastically well and can really fly in when he gets the chance. Of all the third cars that go out on Friday with light fuel and new tyres, he's usually at the front, and Aguri quite rightly want some of that pace for their team. I think the FIA should get on board with letting minor teams use the old cars from the bigger outfits, as it is a practical way to encourage new teams coming into the sport, by giving them an accessible way to get a reasonably quick car out on the track in a short space of time. Also these cars will have a benefit of a year's testing, so should be reliable enough for them to make a decent contribution to the Grand Prix - how pointless are teams like Aguri and MF1 who retire both cars at nearly every race?
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