Super Aguri is in for 2006.

[cameraman]

"I am very happy to be able to announce that all 10 F1 teams have approved our late entry to the Formula 1 World Championship," said Aguri Suzuki. "I would like to thank all of the teams for approving our late entry and assure them that the Super Aguri F1 team will cooperate and do our best to reach your expectations. We appreciate your support and we will not let you down."

Now Scott Speed has someone to race against....

[extramundane]

Now Scott Speed has someone to race against....

If he's racing against and not in front of those 4 year old Arrows heaps, he doesn't deserve to be out there.

[cameraman]

Arrow heap vs Minardi sled vs Midland soapbox

The possibilities are endless :rolleyes:

[Steve99]

I don't understand why Red Bull and Midland would agree to let them in. They risk losing the money that goes to the 10th place team. 11th place gets nothing.

[trauma1]

:rofl: well the good news is that there will be one less car in earl :rofl:

[Cam]

I don't understand why Red Bull and Midland would agree to let them in. They risk losing the money that goes to the 10th place team. 11th place gets nothing.

I guess there is one big payout at the end, but the money is spread throughout each event as well. So it's not like they are being unrewarded at all.... It would be interesting to know how deep and wide the pool they draw from is tho. :eek:

From the recently released Agreement Agreement. ;)

THE PRIZE FUND

3.1 The Commercial Rights Holder shall divide the Prize Fund into three (3) parts and pay the share due to the Competitor in accordance with the provisions of this Clause 3, as follows:

(a) twenty per cent (20%) according to final qualifying results;
(b) forty-five per cent (45%) according to race results;
(c) thirty-five per cent (35%) by way of fixed compensation.

Subject to Clause 6, the payments referred to in Clause 3.1 shall be distributed according to the following scale:

(a) Final Qualifying results (20%)

1st: 2.00% 6th: 1.30% 11th: 0.85% 16th: 0.60%
2nd: 1.75% 7th: 1.20% 12th: 0.80% 17th: 0.55%
3rd: 1.60% 8th: 1.10% 13th: 0.75% 18th: 0.50%
4th: 1.50% 9th: 1.00% 14th: 0.70% 19th: 0.45%
5th: 1.40% 10th: 0.90% 15th: 0.65% 20th: 0.40%

(b) Race Results (45%)

------ Distance ------
1/4 1/2 3/4 Finish
1st: 1.020% 1.020% 1.020% 5.440%
2nd: 0.780% 0.780% 0.780% 4.160%
3rd: 0.630% 0.630% 0.630% 3.360%
4th: 0.510% 0.510% 0.510% 2.720%
5th: 0.390% 0.390% 0.390% 2.080%
6th: 0.300% 0.300% 0.300% 1.600%
7th: 0.240% 0.240% 0.240% 1.280%
8th: 0.216% 0.216% 0.216% 1.152%
9th: 0.192% 0.192% 0.192% 1.024%
10th: 0.168% 0.168% 0.168% 0.896%
11th: 0.150% 0.150% 0.150% 0.800%
12th: 0.138% 0.138% 0.138% 0.736%
13th: 0.126% 0.126% 0.126% 0.672%
14th: 0.114% 0.114% 0.114% 0.608%
15th: 0.102% 0.102% 0.102% 0.544%
16th: 0.090% 0.090% 0.090% 0.480%
17th: 0.078% 0.078% 0.078% 0.416%
18th: 0.066% 0.066% 0.066% 0.352%
19th: 0.054% 0.054% 0.054% 0.288%
20th: 0.036% 0.036% 0.036% 0.192%

(Distances to be rounded up to a whole number of laps)

(c) Fixed Compensation (35%):

shall be divided into two equal parts of 17.5% each:

(i) one such part shall be distributed to the competitors in proportion to the number of FIA F1 Championship points scored by each competitor in the previous two half seasons; and

(ii) the other such part shall be distributed equally among the top ten competitors in the FIA F1 Championship for the previous two half seasons and if the top ten competitors represent less than twenty cars to the next highest competitor and so on until compensation has been distributed to twenty cars provided that no competitor shall be entitled to such distribution in respect of a number of cars other than that which it entered for the whole of the previous FIA F1 championship and in any event shall not be so entitled in respect of more than two cars.

[Gnam]

I don't understand why Red Bull and Midland would agree to let them in. They risk losing the money that goes to the 10th place team. 11th place gets nothing.
They'll provide the cushion for DFL. Better to be 3rd or 4th from the bottom than permanently stuck there. Also fuller fields help the series look healthy, which attracts sponsors.

[NismoZ]

Wow, they all voted to let 'em in? They must REALLY be crappy!

[Rogue Leader]

Toro Rosso and Midland voted them in because there is no way Aguri Is going to have a 4 yr old Arrows chassis up to speed of even the PS05 in 4 months. Aguri is lucky there arent enough cars to pre qualify or he would have to hope Life, Andrea Moda, and Mastercard/Lola came back!

[Hard Driver]

yup,

this just means that their chances of beng last are MUCH less.

All I can say is god thing there is not 105% rule anymore.