Super Aguri News

THE severe turbulence that A1GP has flown into in recent months has seen its biggest star Neel Jani jumping off it, but whether he parachutes into Formula One will be something to be discovered in the coming weeks.

Due to Timo Glock's cracked vertebrae as a result of his horror crash at Suzuka, we got to see rookie Kamui Kobayashi take his place for the final two Grand Prix of the season.

Didn't expect to lose both Force Indias either. As for Romain Grosjean and Giancarlo Fisichella, well... 1321: First session over and we lose: Giancarlo Fisichella, Romain Grosjean, Adrian Sutil, Vitantonio Liuzzi, and get this: Fernando Alonso.

Lotus are confident their new car will be ready by mid-February ahead of the start of the 2010 Formula One season.

BBC Sport's Sarah Holt in Sao Paulo: "Sebastian Vettel is a superstitious fellow; he always christens his chassis with a girl's name, stashes lucky coins in his boots and makes sure he climbs out of the car from the left." Horner on Vettel: "Sebastian's just continued to get better and better throughout this season.

Out-of-work Super Aguri F1 refugee Takuma Sato has revealed that he is focussed upon securing a 2010 drive either in the top flight or else IndyCars - " explaining his recent appearance in the grand prix paddock by insisting: "You can't afford to be forgotten." Sato has not raced since the collapse of the satellite Honda operation - " for which he ...

By Dan Sloan Japanese motorsport fans are wondering where it all went. Once the nation was home to three Formula 1 teams, two GP circuits and several world-famous drivers but now there is little left to cheer about.

The Charlotte, N.C.-based Formula One upstart U.S. F1 has finally given us a look inside its facility, a significant step toward dispelling any lingering doubt about the project's legitimacy.

Injured Formula One driver Felipe Massa of Brazil poses with a Ferrari car in Maranello.

While Fuji Speedway proved a popular venue with teams, drivers and media there is no mistaking the feeling here that Suzuka, with a track layout that McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton described as ‘the best I have ever driven’ is the spiritual home of the Japanese Grand Prix.

SUZUKA: Japan's most successful Formula One driver Takuma Sato wants to return to the sport and said his team's sudden exit last year had left him with "unfinished" business.

Rosberg's time still the fastest. The clock's ticking. Adrian Sutil tells BBC 5 Live pit-lane reporter Holly Samos: "We thought it would be a better qualifying but all weekend it hasn't been easy for us to find a balance, and we've been struggling with grip level.

Just time enough for you to consider your predictions for driver movements next season.

BASED Formula 1 debutants Manor GP are to team up with Virgin next year after reaching a sponsorship agreement with Sir Richard Branson's global business empire.

Despite its anticipated sponsor carrying a whiter-than-white name, Formula One debutant Manor Grand Prix has admitted that it would consider running Nelson Piquet Jr in its first season, despite the disgraced Brazilian being centrally involved in the race-fixing scandal affecting last year's Singapore GP.

Bernie Ecclestone, his white shirt immaculate as ever, grey slacks impeccably pressed, no bead of perspiration upon his brow despite an ambient temperature nudging 30C, smiled benignly and shook the local dignitary's hand.

With the annual Formula 1 silly season getting increasingly into full swing, three names are being mooted as the most likely candidates for a drive at Manor Grand Prix in 2010 a ' out-of-work Super Aguri F1 refugee Anthony Davidson, current BMW-Sauber reserve driver Christian Klien and reigning A1GP World Cup of Motorsport Champion Adam Carroll.

A year after Jenson Button tried to jump ship and join Williams for 2005, his BAR-Honda team have offered Sir Frank Williams their test driver Anthony Davidson and a financial sweetener of 5m in a desperate attempt to hang on to Britain's leading race driver.

Friday 11th September/...With the FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2009 next on the race calendar, Codemasters has enlisted the help of FORMULA ONETM test driver and BBC Radio 5 live pundit Anthony Davidson to talk gamers through a lap of Monza in its upcoming game F1 2009.

BBC Five Live's pit-lane reporter Holly Samos: "During Giancarlo Fisichella's early laps in this session, race engineer Rob Smedley was talking him through every manouevre and setting on every straight and turn, literally giving him information on flaps, buttons, racing lines and so on with Fisichella zooming along at frightening speeds.