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[McLaren Fan]

It was to please the Japanese public. When Honda dropped him for Barrichello, they were pretty much outraged and so they got Aguri Suzuki to quickly assemble a team to compete in Formula 1 with Sato as a driver. Considering the fact that he managed to enter the 2006 season, it was a pretty heroic effort from everyone involved, although it was perhaps that which led to the ultimate demise of the team (along with a push off the edge from Nick Fry to finish the job).

I'm surprised the Japanese public didn't launch a protest about it when Nick Fry killed off their team. Unless they have now chosen Nakajima as their new hero.

[Flynn]

I think Davidson did a solid job considering everything. Strangely, you have to factor in that Super Aguri had team orders to benefit Sato - in fact the whole team was created for him! So, Davidson was never going to be allowed to challenge his teammate or get upgrades for the car and strategy preference over Sato.

What the fu...? Was Sato rich and got himself a team setup purely for himself!? He must have been some sort of billionaire to do that

I always get mixed up with Takuma Sato and that girly looking one.

It was to please the Japanese public. When Honda dropped him for Barrichello, they were pretty much outraged and so they got Aguri Suzuki to quickly assemble a team to compete in Formula 1 with Sato as a driver. Considering the fact that he managed to enter the 2006 season, it was a pretty heroic effort from everyone involved, although it was perhaps that which led to the ultimate demise of the team (along with a push off the edge from Nick Fry to finish the job). Had they been given more time to prepare and get solid sponsorship deals, they may have lasted a lot longer in the sport.

That's odd. It was a government sponsored effort to put Takuma in Formula 1.

[Denthúl]

I think Davidson did a solid job considering everything. Strangely, you have to factor in that Super Aguri had team orders to benefit Sato - in fact the whole team was created for him! So, Davidson was never going to be allowed to challenge his teammate or get upgrades for the car and strategy preference over Sato.

What the fu...? Was Sato rich and got himself a team setup purely for himself!? He must have been some sort of billionaire to do that

I always get mixed up with Takuma Sato and that girly looking one.

It was to please the Japanese public. When Honda dropped him for Barrichello, they were pretty much outraged and so they got Aguri Suzuki to quickly assemble a team to compete in Formula 1 with Sato as a driver. Considering the fact that he managed to enter the 2006 season, it was a pretty heroic effort from everyone involved, although it was perhaps that which led to the ultimate demise of the team (along with a push off the edge from Nick Fry to finish the job). Had they been given more time to prepare and get solid sponsorship deals, they may have lasted a lot longer in the sport.

That's odd. It was a government sponsored effort to put Takuma in Formula 1.

Hm? I don't think there was any government backing. The pressure was put on Honda to keep Taku in the sport, so they helped Aguri Suzuki along (to some extent anyway). He bought the old 2002 Arrows chassis and used their old factory to base the team. Honda supplied engines and (some) funding.