Another Indian formula one team ? , it might not be true after all. Nick Fry had claimed that having Narain onboard would not be so great for the Super Aguri team. Nick Fry who i respected a lot earlier arrogantly claimed that Narain will not be a good standard to work with.
“I would not personally be convinced that Karthikeyan would be of an acceptable standard for us” Nick Fry was quoted.
Meanwhile Spice Energy who is in talks to buyout the team has rebutted Fry’s claims and made it clear the only reason it wants to invest in a formula one team is to give Indian formula one drivers a chance at formula one and who better they say than Narain Karthikeyan who had impressed many with his gutsy driving in the Jordans. Anyway i am not so sure if its a good idea to support an Indian driver by buying a team, but i also disagree with Fry’s baseless comments. Narain has a lot of formula one experience in him especially testing which would make his feedback pretty good. Also Fry should be looking to give some Honda race experience to the Super Aguri drivers as they are ‘pretty good’ in his opinion. Oh wait, i forgot, they kicked Honda butts in Super Aguris, i guess thats the reason Fry thinks they are so good (maybe a nice look at the two cars would do the trick for him and tell him that Honda’s cars are pretty bad and that its not the Aguri drivers who are topshot).
Statement by Spice Energy :
“To begin with, the discussions are at a very preliminary stage.
Right now they are centred on commercial feasibility. But our main mission is to support Indian drivers and give Narain the opportunity to drive in F1 again,”
“So you can say the deal is contingent on this condition,” Spokesperson for Spice Energy Neha Rastogi said
With truckloads of money in the bank and a super booming economy, Indian companies will be more than willing to support any Indian F1 prospects and having an Indian Driver will obviously make more commercial sense too. If Spice Energy buys Super Aguri it would pay about 66 million USD plus a dollar (token amount). The 66 million will be used to write off the huge debt that the Super Aguri team is already in.
OHH COME ON FRY ~~~WHY ARE U SO ARROGANT~~~YOU LEAD A LEAM CALLED SUPER AGURI~~~THAT DOESNT EVEN HAS ITS OWN ENGINE~~YOUR CAR HARDLY CROSSES THE FINISH LINE IN TOP 10 POSITION~~~ITS NOT THAT YOU ARE LEADING FERRARI~~SO “KNOW YOUR ROLE AND SHUT YOUR MOUTH”
rambhai
10 Feb 08 at 1:08 am
well, Fry is running Honda F1 team and pretty much paying all Super Aguri bills at the moment and supplies them with engines. The only advantage they get for all the money is data from the cars. To get the data he needs drivers that can provide it … Why would he want a driver that was not good enough even as a test driver for an Indian team ?
If the Spice people can run the team without Honda, of course they can put anyone they want in the car … But what car ? Car is from Honda, engine is from Honda …
Fry is saying what he is saying because he knows his role …
F1 Wolf
10 Feb 08 at 5:23 am
I dont think Narain Karthikeyan was that bad, winning the A1GP is no small task. The machines are the same and its all about the driver there.
Also according to me he was pretty impressive in the Jordans as well. The Jordan team was down in the dumps at that time and the way he used to push was awesome. Later on he was told not to push and to stay behind Monteiro due to his spat with the Team Principal.
Formula One Addict
10 Feb 08 at 7:14 am
He may not be too bad, but both Aguri (because of Honda) and Force India (because of where they are) need experienced development drivers and that is what Karthikeyan is probably lacking at the moment.
F1 Wolf
10 Feb 08 at 8:40 am
So, Honda tell Aguri they have to use Sato, and Spice tell Aguri they have to use Karthikayen. And they have no other sponsors. Bit of a mess…
Jon
16 Feb 08 at 8:09 am
Nick Fry should be remember as the man who killed the racing careers of Jenson Button, Takuma Sato and Anthony Davidson. He’s also the man responsible for killing the Super Agur F1 Team. He has no passion for F1 and should not be allowed within 100 yards of any F1 event, personnel or organization!
Jeff Chiu
6 May 08 at 12:27 pm