Super Aguri SA06

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**Super Aguri SA06**

Category	Formula One
Constructor	Super Aguri
Designer	Mark Preston
Chassis	Carbon-fibre monocoque
Suspension (front)	Wishbones, pushrod-operated torsion bars and dampers. Mechanical anti-roll bar
Suspension (rear)	Wishbones, pushrod-operated torsion bars and dampers. Mechanical anti-roll bar
Engine	Honda RA806-E V8 naturally aspirated
Transmission	Super Aguri 7-speed hydraulic, longitudinal
Fuel	Elf
Tyres	Bridgestone
Notable entrants	Super Aguri F1 Team
Notable drivers	22. Takuma Sato 23. Sakon Yamamoto
Debut	2006 German Grand Prix
Races competed	7
Race victories	0
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0

The Super Aguri SA06 was the car with which the Super Aguri team competed in the latter part of the 2006 Formula One season. It was driven by Takuma Sato, who drove for the team throughout the year, and rookie campatriot Sakon Yamamoto, whose début at the German GP coincided with that of the new car.

The car was a development of the SA05, which in turn was a development of the Arrows A22 chassis from 2002. It featured revised aerodynamics, suspension and a new quick-shift gearbox, and proved a worthwhile improvement in performance. A new livery with more red was also used. This culminated with a fine display at the Brazilian GP, where Sato finished 10th out of 16 finishers, and he and Yamamoto set ninth- and seventh-fastest laps of the race respectively.

Despite this effort, the team were unclassified in the Constructors' Championship, with no points. However, the SA06 would still be used: on January 15, 2007, retired F1 drivers Aguri Suzuki (the team owner), Martin Brundle and Christian Danner all drove the car at Silverstone.^[1]