Super Aguri withdraws from Formula One

Tuesday 06th May, 07:08 PM JST

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nandakandamanda at 11:08 PM JST - 6th May

Pass the hat around and keep these guys on the grid.

Shame on you Honda for not taking those special circumstances into account. We understand that you wanted them to find their own feet as quickly as possible, but you didn't count on their main backers breaking their contract. We also understand that you have had more than your fair share of problems over the last couple of years, and we understand that Super Aguri may have been a little too good at your expense sometimes, but even so, we wish you could show some extra generosity to your younger brother this year! Pretty please with sugar on???
tenguleavings at 01:14 AM JST - 7th May

Why in the world would Honda prop them up any longer? Just because Aguri's sponsorship deal falls through, Honda should be expected to foot all the bills from here on? They're dropping a staggering amount of scratch just keeping their true factory effort afloat with very little in the way of on-track results.
nandakandamanda at 09:40 AM JST - 7th May

Tengusama. Business is business, and that's it?
unscrejects at 03:32 PM JST - 7th May

Takuma Sato. Didn't they hear about commercial turn-off? The driver is not the most popular in Japan. Japanese need to apply sense when going into business ventures. You enter F1 with a vehicle that is clearly illegal in the first place - who is going to be dumb enough to plaster his logo around you? They were lucky after Melbourne last year to continue through the season. Max the Kink was trying to lure Japanese sponsorship money but the Japanese were smarter than that. If Nakajima took over the team then I see it working.
tenguleavings at 04:14 AM JST - 8th May

When you're talking about this kind of serious outlay of cash, absolutely. It's not even that there has to be an indication of bad feelings or anything, either. As much as it might seem as though Honda has an endless supply of cash, they've got their limit just like anyone else. Continuing to throw money at what's clearly a money pit, especially when you're struggling to keep your own from sucking you down, is bad business and foolish to boot.