Super Aguri not on 2006 entry list
Aguri Suzuki's plans to get a Formula One team on the grid appear to have collapsed after his outfit failed to make it onto the official 2006 entry list
The FIA published a list of those teams that are eligible to compete next season and Super Aguri were a notable absence.
Although there has been no official explanation for why Super Aguri are not there, it is understood that it may relate to the team's failure to have lodged the mandatory $48 million bond that all new teams must pay.
The news comes after the team have been working hard on trying to get a car onto the grid next season - having recently installed members of staff at the former Arrows factory in Leafield.
Only this week, Autosport magazine claimed that Aguri were planning to run old Arrows A23 chassis from 2002 for the first three fly-away races of the year before getting their own new car ready for the start of the European season.
More to follow.
2006 entry list:
# Driver Team
1 Fernando Alonso (E) Mild Seven Renault F1 Team
2 Giancarlo Fisichella (I)
3 Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) TBA McLaren Mercedes
4 Juan Pablo MONTOYA (CO)
5 Michael Schumacher (D) Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
6 Felipe Massa (BR)
7 Ralf Schumacher (D) Panasonic Toyota Racing
8 Jarno Trulli (I)
9 Mark Webber (AUS) WilliamsF1 Team
10 Nico Rosberg (D)
11 Rubens Barrichello (BR) Lucky Strike Honda Racing F1 Team
12 Jenson Button (GB)
14 David Coulthard (GB) Red Bull Racing
15 TBA
16 Nick Heidfeld (D) BMW Sauber F1 Team
17 TBA
18 Tiago Monteiro (P) MF1 Racing
19 Christijan Albers (NL)
20 TBA Scuderia Toro Rosso
21 TBA
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