As reported in an earlier posting, Aguri was to meet with Senior Honda people today. Autosport.com is reporting that Super Aguri will have to wait until next week to find out if they can continue in Formula One, with no decision on their future made in a meeting between team boss Aguri Suzuki and Honda [...]

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The Renault appeared much quicker at this weekends Spanish Grand Prix, even when taking into account the lighter fuel load. Autosport.com is reporting that Renault’s director of engineering Pat Symonds says the French squad have gained three tenths of a second on the leading team following the introduction of several new components ahead of [...]

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Autosport.com is reporting that German automotive company Weigl Group is poised to make a last-minute bid to try and save Super Aguri from collapse, as the team face a critical few days to try and secure their future.
With Super Aguri’s deal with the Magma Group and Dubai International Capital (DIC) having collapsed recently, and little [...]

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Autosport.com is reporting that the Williams Formula One team have have acquired a minority stake in Automotive Hybrid Power Limited, a company developing high-energy composite flywheels for use in energy recovery systems.
The move comes ahead of the expected introduction of the Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) in the sport from next season.
Automotive Hybrid Power is [...]

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The BBC is reporting that Three-time Formula One world champion Sir Jackie Stewart says he thinks it is “impossible” Max Mosley can survive as head of world motorsport.
Mosley is under pressure to quit after a newspaper claimed he took part in a “Nazi-style orgy”. He denies his actions had any Nazi connotations.
Stewart told the BBC [...]

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Autosport.com is reporting that Heikki Kovalainen said he is in “good spirits” after his Barcelona crash and is hopeful he will be able to race at the Turkish Grand Prix.
The Finn was taken to hospital after he crashed at very high speed on lap 22 of the Barcelona race on Sunday when his McLaren’s left [...]

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Autosport.com is reporting that Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone says he is worried about the Super Aguri team, as the squad look set to find out this week if they have raced in Formula One for the last time.
A meeting with backers Honda in Japan on Wednesday could decide the future of the struggling tail-enders [...]

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The Spanish Grand Prix was this past Sunday, and, as expected, Ferrari walked away with it. Kimi had an excellent qualifying session and was on the pole, even though he had more fuel than Felipe Massa, who was third. With passing being very difficult at the Circuit de Catalunya, the race was sealed at the [...]

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The BBC is reporting that struggling Super Aguri have been cleared to race in this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix despite continuing uncertainty about their future.
Honda - which supplies Super Aguri with cars, engines and much of their funding - gave the go-ahead following meetings in Japan on Friday.
The team still need a buyer if they [...]

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GrandPrix.com is reporting that the American racing media is getting excited about the possibility that Rubens Barrichello may move to Andretti Green Racing in 2009, and that his place at Honda Racing F1 would be handed over to Marco Andretti.
There is no doubt that Barrichello would be a useful recruit for the US team. It [...]

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