Thank you Super Aguri!
#1
Posted 06 May 2008 - 08:16
It was always interesting to see the high morale in the team, everybody enthusiastic inspired and going for it, despite being one of the smallest on the grid!
Their immense joy when getting into the points was great to watch! Seeing them being that happy made you smile! Even last week Barcelona race, seeing Sato trying to get into the points was exciting!
As for Aguri Suzuki and Audetto they really showed that with little resources and great racing spirit they could even outgun the mother Honda team!
THANKS!
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#2
Posted 06 May 2008 - 08:41
Originally posted by glorius&victorius
I think Aguri Suzuki and his Super Aguri team and his drivers have given us some nice moments over the last 2.5 years!
It was always interesting to see the high morale in the team, everybody enthusiastic inspired and going for it, despite being one of the smallest on the grid!
Their immense joy when getting into the points was great to watch! Seeing them being that happy made you smile! Even last week Barcelona race, seeing Sato trying to get into the points was exciting!
As for Aguri Suzuki and Audetto they really showed that with little resources and great racing spirit they could even outgun the mother Honda team!
THANKS!
hear hear
#3
Posted 06 May 2008 - 08:55
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#4
Posted 06 May 2008 - 09:01
Best moment was when Takuma overtook Kimi and Alonso in Canada!
#5
Posted 06 May 2008 - 09:02
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Posted 06 May 2008 - 09:03
#7
Posted 06 May 2008 - 09:05
#8
Posted 06 May 2008 - 09:09
Originally posted by Dalton007
F1 needs to go back to the privateers.
indeed. look at the grid: 6 manufacturers, 2 marketing redbulls (one is already for sale), one well funded force india and the last reduct williams (age doesn't forgive and don´t see any decent reform there).
#9
Posted 06 May 2008 - 09:16
#10
Posted 06 May 2008 - 09:19
I also remember Sakon Yammamoto getting it completely wrong and spinning in the run-off.
The passion of the fans, the can do attitude of the team all were very special.
Such a shame it had to end this way.
#11
Posted 06 May 2008 - 09:19
Your Brazil 2006 performance is still very memorable, I don't think anyone could get more out of the almost obsolete Arrows chassis than you did. The way you embarrassed the main Honda team by updating their old challenger to a standard that went beyond their best efforts with their new car was very impressive. This lead to first points in Spain of 2007, which probably felt like a win not only to you but a lot of F1 fans. The best moment is still Canada 2007, of course, overtaking the McLaren of Fernando Alonso on merit and getting some well deserved points.
You will be missed, and I hope other F1 teams will provide jobs for the employees, as they all proved they can work miracles with very limited budgets.
#12
Posted 06 May 2008 - 09:20
This is truly sad.
You will be missed.
#13
Posted 06 May 2008 - 09:26
Now I can only say, well done guys and good luck, whatever you'll do in the future!
#14
Posted 06 May 2008 - 09:35
A sad day for F1 :-(
#15
Posted 06 May 2008 - 09:35
#16
Posted 06 May 2008 - 09:37
I'm hoping he will be parachuted back to Honda at the end of the season...Originally posted by Orin
I guess it's the last we'll be seeing of the very entertaining Takuma Sato in F1.
#17
Posted 06 May 2008 - 09:40
#18
Posted 06 May 2008 - 09:52
#19
Posted 06 May 2008 - 10:03
Good luck boys
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#20
Posted 06 May 2008 - 10:18
Shame Honda couldn't find the money to atleast get them through this year, so they could have some time to get funding for 2009, as a more independent team than they have been.
#21
Posted 06 May 2008 - 10:19
#22
Posted 06 May 2008 - 10:26
Last year, we saw something we don't see so often in Formula One.
The underdog challenging and staying ahead of better funded teams - including the one it should be subordinated to.
We saw two great drivers, Davidson and Sato, entertaining us each racing week.
We also saw what is painfully common in F-1: sponsor problems; shadowy businessmen putting and removing contracts at the table, at will; we saw FIA change their rules in a weekly basis, making even more difficult to a team to find investidors; we saw a marketing decision, made at a confy office, by men who probably never get their hands dirty at an engine, take a team - another one - out of Formula One.
My respects to Aguri-san, Sato and Davidson.
Formula One fans will miss you
#23
Posted 06 May 2008 - 10:38
It always sounded like the name of some porn star....
anyway... I will miss her
#24
Posted 06 May 2008 - 10:44
Yeah, they should have thrown more than the current U$ 100 million to Super Aguri, just to please the fans. The bastardsOriginally posted by coyoteBR
Congratulations, Honda, for getting in my "do not buy" list.
Last year, we saw something we don't see so often in Formula One.
The underdog challenging and staying ahead of better funded teams - including the one it should be subordinated to.
We saw two great drivers, Davidson and Sato, entertaining us each racing week.
We also saw what is painfully common in F-1: sponsor problems; shadowy businessmen putting and removing contracts at the table, at will; we saw FIA change their rules in a weekly basis, making even more difficult to a team to find investidors; we saw a marketing decision, made at a confy office, by men who probably never get their hands dirty at an engine, take a team - another one - out of Formula One.
My respects to Aguri-san, Sato and Davidson.
Formula One fans will miss you
When was the last time another team has provided this kind of money and support to a new team?
#25
Posted 06 May 2008 - 10:50
Originally posted by Timstr11
Yeah, they should have thrown more than the current U$ 100 million to Super Aguri, just to please the fans. The bastards
When was the last time another team has provided this kind of money and support to a new team?
Hei! lets not turn this into a Honda/fry bashing thread. There are plenty of other places to discuss that.
This thread is to pay tribute to the great people of Super Aguri, their racing spirit and super staff and their giving-it-all drivers!
#26
Posted 06 May 2008 - 10:54
I hope your talking to others as I am not the one bashing Fry or Honda . Quite the contrary.Originally posted by glorius&victorius
Hei! lets not turn this into a Honda/fry bashing thread. There are plenty of other places to discuss that.
This thread is to pay tribute to the great people of Super Aguri, their racing spirit and super staff and their giving-it-all drivers!
And if someone makes a baseless remark, I will respond.
#27
Posted 06 May 2008 - 11:00
#28
Posted 06 May 2008 - 11:00
I agree, I don't blame Honda, indeed without Honda there never would have been a Super Aguri in the first place.Originally posted by Timstr11
Yeah, they should have thrown more than the current U$ 100 million to Super Aguri, just to please the fans. The bastards
When was the last time another team has provided this kind of money and support to a new team?
I wonder though how many of the Super Aguri personnel will end up at Honda. They worked miracles with what they had. A four year old Arrows turned into something that was in touch with the multibillionaires?
#29
Posted 06 May 2008 - 11:08
A sad...sad day indeed.
#30
Posted 06 May 2008 - 11:34
They were the same people anyway. If a new bit of carbon fibre was needed for the SA cars, it was a Honda team member who laid up the carbon fibre.Originally posted by ensign14
I wonder though how many of the Super Aguri personnel will end up at Honda. They worked miracles with what they had. A four year old Arrows turned into something that was in touch with the multibillionaires?
I can see why Fry felt the need to extricate his under performing team from this handcuff, but I'm extremely sad that a great team has had to go under because of it. Always worth a second cheer, these guys.
#31
Posted 06 May 2008 - 12:20
#32
Posted 06 May 2008 - 12:21
#33
Posted 06 May 2008 - 12:24
Originally posted by ensign14
I agree, I don't blame Honda, indeed without Honda there never would have been a Super Aguri in the first place.
You may not blame Honda, but it will be interesting to see if the Japanese people will. Toyota could create a local marketing coup if they replace Glock with Sato, or even sign him up as a test driver for now.
#34
Posted 06 May 2008 - 12:29
#35
Posted 06 May 2008 - 12:33
They did a bloody good job considering they had limited resources, old cars and bugger all money.
#36
Posted 06 May 2008 - 12:40
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Posted 06 May 2008 - 13:55
#38
Posted 06 May 2008 - 14:03
Thank you for beating Honda in 2007
Thank you for giving me a team that I could actually support 100% as underdogs...
Thank you for giving me hope that the sport could recover its tarnished image by surviving as long as you did with everything and everyone who was against you...
And I hope that the end of your journey in F1 will result in meaningful change to the sport that I love, but which I am finding harder to support with every season.
#39
Posted 06 May 2008 - 14:09
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#40
Posted 06 May 2008 - 14:09
To the people involved with Super Aguri:
Thank you for beating Honda in 2007
2007 WCC
1 Ferrari 204
2 BMW 101
3 Renault 51
4 Williams-Toyota 33
5 Red Bull-Renault 24
6 Toyota 13
7 STR-Ferrari 8
8 Honda 6
9 Super Aguri-Honda 4
10 Spyker-Ferrari 1
- McLaren-Mercedes 0
They did beat McLaren though
#41
Posted 06 May 2008 - 14:38
Originally posted by Josta
2007 WCC
1 Ferrari 204
2 BMW 101
3 Renault 51
4 Williams-Toyota 33
5 Red Bull-Renault 24
6 Toyota 13
7 STR-Ferrari 8
8 Honda 6
9 Super Aguri-Honda 4
10 Spyker-Ferrari 1
- McLaren-Mercedes 0
They did beat McLaren though
I know they didn't ;)
They ought to have though and looking at individual race results....
#42
Posted 06 May 2008 - 17:49
#43
Posted 06 May 2008 - 17:59
Up next: STR.
#44
Posted 06 May 2008 - 18:48
#45
Posted 06 May 2008 - 19:02
They ****ed Super Aguri good and well. !!!
A team that wanted to race got screwed by buggers who were only after money,!!
fat chauffeur driven M Benzes and slut secretaries (like most multi-nationals)
YUK !! even Mosley and his butt whacking snolls don't reek as bad !!
#46
Posted 06 May 2008 - 19:03
Originally posted by glorius&victorius
I think Aguri Suzuki and his Super Aguri team and his drivers have given us some nice moments over the last 2.5 years!
It was always interesting to see the high morale in the team, everybody enthusiastic inspired and going for it, despite being one of the smallest on the grid!
Their immense joy when getting into the points was great to watch! Seeing them being that happy made you smile! Even last week Barcelona race, seeing Sato trying to get into the points was exciting!
As for Aguri Suzuki and Audetto they really showed that with little resources and great racing spirit they could even outgun the mother Honda team!
THANKS!
very good of you g&v !! you caught the SA spirit
#47
Posted 06 May 2008 - 19:08
Originally posted by postajegenye
I just hope Williams won't be the next.
Somehow, I am hoping the bastard will be the next to go !!!!!!!!!!!!
effing asshole started off with customers cars
I have no pity for the .....man ?
#48
Posted 06 May 2008 - 19:10
Originally posted by Josta
2007 WCC
1 Ferrari 204
2 BMW 101
3 Renault 51
4 Williams-Toyota 33
5 Red Bull-Renault 24
6 Toyota 13
7 STR-Ferrari 8
8 Honda 6
9 Super Aguri-Honda 4
10 Spyker-Ferrari 1
- McLaren-Mercedes 0
They did beat McLaren though
I ignore assholes !!
#49
Posted 06 May 2008 - 19:12
Originally posted by primer
Good riddance -if a bit too late-, they shouldn't have been on the grid in the first place.
Up next: STR.
Yeah, then Force India, Red Bull, Williams, Renault, Toyota, Honda, McLaren, and BMW. Then we can have an exciting race between 2 team ordered cars every fortnight. Good Idea.
#50
Posted 06 May 2008 - 19:13
Originally posted by macoran
I just hope we all boycot all products marketted by SS United.
Yes, and I had a large order of shipping to move across the globe. Guess I will use Hanjin instead.