Super Aguri postpones launch of new car

Super Aguri have postponed the launch of their new Formula One car by two days.

The back-of-the-grid team, which is owned by former Grand Prix driver Aguri Suzuki, had been scheduled to unveil their SA07 in Tokyo on March 12.

But they have now elected to hold the launch from their pit garage at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne on March 14 – just two days before practice gets underway for the Australian Grand Prix.

"We are working relentlessly to prepare our 2007 challenger which will unfortunately not be available for presentation on March 12 in Tokyo as originally planned," said a team statement.

The SA07, which will be raced by Britain's Anthony Davidson and Japan's Takuma Sato, is expected to attract controversy due to its similarity to Honda's 2006 car.

Rival team bosses, spearheaded by Williams chief Sir Frank Williams and Spyker's Colin Kolles, have threatened to take action against Super Aguri if they believe the car is deemed not to be exclusively of the team's own design.

source: Eurosport - Jamie O'Leary