Japan team left out of entrants list...
Aguri to re-apply for F1 grid spot
Japan's planned Super Aguri Formula One team said yesterday they will re-apply for next year's championship after being left off the list of 2006 entrants.
Formula One's ruling FIA excluded Super Aguri from its list of 10 teams for 2006 as they had failed to complete the required paperwork.
But team boss Aguri Suzuki said he planned to re-apply to join the grid for next season following a telephone call with FIA president Max Mosley.
"Our goal is still absolutely to have two cars on the grid for the start of next year," the ex-Formula One driver said in a statement.
"Based on talks with the FIA we have decided to begin the registration process again."
Aguri announced last month his team had applied to the FIA ahead of the November 15 deadline and would be powered by Honda engines.
Despite leaving Super Aguri off the FIA's list, Mosley told Suzuki he would welcome a Japanese team on the grid and invited him to re-apply.
However, even if accepted by the FIA, Super Aguri's participation in next year's championship would require the agreement of the other 10 teams.
"Mr Mosley kindly said on the phone we could apply once more, even though the cut-off line has passed," Suzuki's business partner Fumito Akita told Reuters.