Super Aguri-Honda: Everyone's second-favorite team

[blakebeatty]

In the team by team preview, on this site, they commented "Super Aguri-Honda: Everyone's second-favorite team"

Do people actually feel this way? or is it sarcasm?

I wouldn't care if SA ceased operation. They are completely irrelevant as a team to me in Formula 1.

[ioan]

I wouldn't care if SA ceased operation. They are completely irrelevant as a team to me in Formula 1.

Let's say we are not like you.
BTW, who are completely relevant to you in F1?

[EuroTroll]

In the team by team preview, on this site, they commented "Super Aguri-Honda: Everyone's second-favorite team"

Do people actually feel this way? or is it sarcasm?

I rather like that phrase! :)

There's, indeed, something about Super Aguri that makes most people wish them well, I think.

[luvracin]

Everybody loves an underdog.

[EuroTroll]

Everybody loves an underdog.

A bit too absolute, perhaps. :) I'd say most people do.

[RWD]

I think it is because the team rose from nothing to entering F1 within 3-4 months, and although they came last as expected, they didnt make a fool of themselves. They have a passion for F1 that some other teams seem to lack.

[Dave B]

I can't get passionate about them, though, in the same way I did about true "privateers" like Jordan or Minardi.

Let's face it: they're Honda's full-time test team. A division of a major international corporation, seperate for accounting purposes and to avoid contravening the F1 rules, but not the "underdogs" they'd like to paint themselves as.

[Simmi]

If you look at the story of the team coming to be and how late everything was left then you have to hand it to them. Also the story of taking the Arrows chassis from an airport and things seem so far away from the multi-million norm of F1 thats its great they didnt disgrace themselves.

[ChrisS]

They have a passion for F1 that some other teams seem to lack.

Though Aguri Suzuki is a former racer and I believe he has a passion for racing the team was not created out of passion but rather out of the need for Honda to satisfy it's domestic market by keeping Sato in F1

IMHO the only team that is involved in F1 out of passion of the sport is Williams, all the other teams are there because they have something to sell

[F1boat]

In the team by team preview, on this site, they commented "Super Aguri-Honda: Everyone's second-favorite team"

Do people actually feel this way? or is it sarcasm?

I wouldn't care if SA ceased operation. They are completely irrelevant as a team to me in Formula 1.

Honestly I don't like them. Moving chicanes.

[Gannex]

IMHO the only team that is involved in F1 out of passion of the sport is Williams, all the other teams are there because they have something to sell

I agree about Williams, completely, but I would add Ferrari and McLaren to the list. Very much racing teams, both of them.

[BeansBeansBeans]

They certainly aren't my 2nd favourite team. That's all I can say.

[kalasend]

IMHO the only team that is involved in F1 out of passion of the sport is Williams, all the other teams are there because they have something to sell

And that makes the other teams anything less? Like less deserved to win?

Isn't the intention of running the team purely the thoughts of team owners? Aren't the drivers, engineers and staff all there for the love of the sport?

[Scuderia ferrari]

I'd be happy if somebody like audi took there place, really, i don't like super aguri that much

[blakebeatty]

I remember reading that Toyota was widely the least popular team, I think personally, likely STR would be mine. anyone else?

[PSfan]

I heven't been able to figure out who is my favorite team yet, let alone who is my second favorite...

[jso1985]

well not mine second favoirite team at all!(is BMW BTW), a "B" team can't be underdogs, plus I think them and Toro Rosso are cheating this season, so basically the only true underdogs are Spyker, and I wish they kick their "costumer chassis" butts this year.

[SuperAguri]

Name says it all :P

I was a Minardi fan before Red Bull carved up the organisation.

I'm all for the underdogs. You'll probably see me rooting for Spyker and/or the other Japanese teams this year too.

[johnny shell]

Williams and Spyker are the true underdog teams...

well I guess the red bull teams are, too. but they seem to have so much money its hard to think of them that way.

[jens]

Super Aguri is not a "real privateer" unlike former Minardi or Jordan as they have a strong factory support (from Honda). And I suspect they won't be an underdog this year and maybe they are even able to score a couple of lucky points from somewhere. Actually Super Aguri is one of the biggest questionmarks before the start of the season as no-one exactly knows how good they might be.

I have a so-called passive support for them, but I certainly wouldn't call them "second favourite".

[raikk]

Everybody loves an underdog.

ya.......Minardi..

[Ian McC]

Hmm, nope sorry, can't manage much interest in them.

[blakebeatty]

now prodrive on the other hand... (sarcasm)

so seriously, what team would you care the least if they pulled out of formula 1

[tinchote]

so seriously, what team would you care the least if they pulled out of formula 1

I would only miss Williams, McLaren, and Ferrari. The remaining teams are too new to "belong" to F1; until the prove the opposite, they are mercenary teams, just businesses.

[LeonBrooke]

I'd like Super Aguri more if they didn't have Anthony Davison and Taku Sato - it makes them seem too much like a Honda B-team especially with the RA106. If they still had their own car I'd like them more.

[truefan72]

By some of the comments here, I suspect some of you would be quite happy seeing 6 cars race around the circuit and all other "meaningless teams" fade away. At one time Williams was completely dominant, now struggling, at one time Ferrari were mostly irrelevant in terms of performance, McClaren went through a rough patch, too.

The point is, hopefully these teams will be around for dozens of years ( as long as the sport lasts) and maybe in 5-10 years, Toyota will be hoisting championships, RBR will be winning plenty of Races, Spyker maybe regarded as the 21st century Ferrari ( then bought out like a Fiat type :) ) and so forth..

I like to watch the races and my personal favorites do not equate to me wishing any team ill or that they would leave the series. Same goes for drivers. Liking or disliking a driver should not mean that one should wish they leave the series. It should never be our call to make. No matter the motives, anytime one decides to invest millions of dollars in order to provide us with entertainment and a shot of glory should be commended.

That goes for all those that tried and failed before them. I thank them for their efforts and making it a worthwhile theatre for me to enjoy.