Aguri: Spanish participation rests with Honda

Super Aguri have revealed that their participation in next weekend's Spanish GP is now in the hands of Honda's bosses.


Having announced earlier this week that Magma Group, a potential investor, had pulled the plug on a multi-million pound deal, Super Aguri's future was thrown in doubt.


The situation, though, is more ominous that initially thought as the team's co-owner Fumio Akita has admitted that they may not even compete in next weekend's Spanish GP.


"It's possible," Akita told Reuters on Friday when asked if the team could now miss the Barcelona race.


"We were banking on Magma's buyout but they turned it down. It feels like being jilted by a lover.


"Even if we have the money to go to Spain we might not be able to carry on after that. It's impossible to predict what will happen but it could now depend on Honda."


However, with a Honda spokesman recently telling AFP that the carmaker had no intention of changing their support to include anything beyond engines and technical help, Super Aguri's future is ever more bleak.


Akita, though, is holding out hope, although he admits a decision about the team's participation in Spain will need to be made by no later than Tuesday.


"I don't think there will be a decision until after the weekend," he said. "It is likely to be Monday or Tuesday until we hear. It will be very, very tight."