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Sato: "Tough fight at the beginning of the season"
By Gunman February 4 2008
Sato finally said something about the team's current situation. He said that 2008 will be a tough year and confirmed that SA will be using "an interim car to start with" and "probably won't have the fully updated car until the last Barcelona test". The good news is that he says the entire team is very motivated and he believes that the team will be more competitive than in the two previous years.

Super Aguri was not present in the last two weeks of testing in Spain, due to the team's financial difficulties.

However, Takuma Sato says the team will be back in action next week in Jerez. Obviously, he acknowledges the team's situation:

"It has been a tough winter for the team because of the financial difficulties. It's amazing that we're already at the end of January. We will soon fly to Australia. Normally at this time we'd be in the middle of our testing schedule, but we haven't even run properly this year. We did a few tests at the end of last year, but that was like a case study to get to learn the new standard ECU system.

I've been working very closely with Super Aguri since day one, more than two years ago when the team started, so I know how hard Aguri-san and the team have been working to get financial support from sponsors and investors. We've always had great support from Honda and of course without them nothing would have been possible. Throughout my career I have tried to reflect Honda's famous challenging spirit and I am proud to be part of their determination to succeed."

Unfortunately, SA will be using an interim car at the start of the season, at least until the last Barcelona test.

"Then I hope we can bring along the whole new package to Melbourne for the first race, the Australian Grand Prix. We're expecting a tough fight at the beginning of the season, but we're still motivated. It's obviously very frustrating but the staff, the engineers and mechanics are all working hard.

Because of the financial situation, last year we had to stop our development in the middle of the season, but this time I believe that, after a tough start, we can get to a point where we'll be more competitive than we were in either of the last two years. I really want to be able to fight for positions to the very last race."

 He also mentioned that he's training hard and that he's ready for the season.

No word from the second driver though Sealed

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