Comments on: Super Aguri Saved, Sato & Davidson Remain

By: Oliver White

Oliver White — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:14:14 +0000

Oh, I forgot: Sidey, you’re a cynic.

By: Clive

Clive — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:06:20 +0000

Sidey, you’re a cynic.

By: Oliver White

Oliver White — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:21:05 +0000

True, but if you owned a company that was on the brink I imagine you’d play whatever card you could get your hands on. Besides, it worked for Minardi for like, what, 21 years!?

By: sidepodcast

sidepodcast — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:59:23 +0000

“painted a pretty bleak picture for the small team and Aguri Suzuki was said to be constantly flying around the world trying to drum up support.”

call me a cynic (no please do), but i can’t shake the feeling that they’re overplaying the underdog card a little.

By: Oliver White

Oliver White — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:46:09 +0000

That’s a totally fair point, Christine. I’m ever the optimist and was overjoyed to hear that Super Aguri’s future is safe for now; they’ve almost, almost become the new Minardi to me. But the investment is pointless if the team is about emulate Jordan and get sold on over and over again.

As I said recently, and as you said in your comment, personality (and passion) account for so much in this sport.

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:14:29 +0000

Whilst it’s good for Super Aguri, at the same time, they’ve been bought by what is essentially a venture capitalist company.

I’ve looked at the website and they don’t appear to be a very charismatic company – unlike Vijay and his enthusiasm for the sport.