Anthony Davidson to stay with Super Aguri

Super Aguri's managing director Daniele Audetto insists he will persevere with Takuma Sato and Anthony Davidson in 2008.

There had been a suggestion that the team would ditch Davidson before the start of the new season, but Audetto will remain loyal to the 28-year-old.

When asked whether he would keep Davidson, Audetto said: "Definitely, 100 per cent. He's doing a fantastic job. I think Anthony is proving that he was a good choice.

"The speed is still there and the maturity is coming. So I expect that next year we are going to have two very good drivers." Sato scored four points for the team in 2007 while Davidson's best finish was 11th, even though he did better than his Japanese team-mate in ten out of 17 qualifying sessions.

Davidson said of the uncertainty surrounding his future in Formula One: "I think some of the driver choices that have happened in the past, and will continue to happen, have been shocking.

"I mean, this is Formula One - we're supposed to be the best guys in the world driving these cars, and clearly history would suggest that hasn't been the case."

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

Super Aguri to unveil car one week before opener

Super Aguri will unveil their 2007 car less than a week before the start of the new Formula One season in Australia on March 18.

The Honda-backed team, whose drivers are Takuma Sato and Anthony Davidson, said that the SA07 would be launched in Tokyo on March 12.

The new car could be a controversial one, with some rivals such as Spyker and Williams already preparing for protests should it bear too close a resemblance to last year's race-winning Honda. Formula One rules say teams must design and build their own chassis.

Source: Reuters