Chiefs and their cars

Reportedly, Super Aguri team chief Aguri Suzuki, will test the controls of the current SA05 car when its successor SA06 is ready in a couple of months. Aguri have been using a modified 4 year old Arrows car for their first few races, and work is on to complete their own car in time.

Once the new car is ready, Aguri plans to try and drive the old SA05 himself. Aguri drove in more than sixty grands prix in the 80s and 90s and even tasted a podium finish. He said that he wouldn't want to drive the current car because, if he crashed, the team could be left with a shortage of parts for the upcoming grands prix !!

Coming to think of it, since SAR team want an all Japanese lineup, Aguri himself could be the second driver for the team, now that Ide is out. After all, one cant do too badly than Yuji Ide, and surely not someone with 60 GPs worth experience !!!

Bit of trivia :
The last F1 chief to try a formula one racer was Niki Lauda, who in 2002 steered a Jaguar around the Valencia track.