Super Aguri denied access to Istanbul By Alan Baldwin in London May 05, 2008 FORMULA One strugglers Super Aguri have been denied access to the Turkish Grand Prix circuit pending talks between founder Aguri Suzuki and backers Honda over the Japanese team's future. A team source confirmed the trucks and motorhome had been prevented from entering the Istanbul Park circuit ahead of this weekend's race. “We will have to wait for a decision (on Tuesday),” the source said, refusing to comment on a report that Honda F1 chief executive Nick Fry had told Formula One management that the team would not be racing in Turkey, the fifth race of the season. Super Aguri are fighting for their survival after the collapse of a takeover deal last month by the Dubai-backed Magma Group and Suzuki is hoping to see the Honda board in Tokyo on Tuesday. If that fails, Formula One will be left with 10 teams for the first time since 2005. Sources have said Super Aguri, founded at short notice to secure popular Japanese racer Takuma Sato a place on the grid when he was dropped by Honda at the end of 2005, owe Honda around $107 million for engines and technical support. Honda F1 are Honda's main focus and the Japanese carmaker, who helped Super Aguri get through the previous Spanish Grand Prix, has made clear it does not want to pay for two teams. Super Aguri's cars, effectively last year's Honda model, were returned to Honda F1's Brackley factory after the last ra ...
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