Anthony Davidson insists that his Formula One dream has not died along with the
Super Aguri F1 team, which was finally put out of its misery on Tuesday [6 May].
The Briton has been one of SA
F1's two regular drivers for the past year and a bit, running alongside Japanese favourite
Takuma Sato, but was always living on the edge as the team negotiated with various potential investors, many of whom had their own preferences in terms of talent. Now, however, the decision to close the team down ahead of this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix has left both Davidson and Sato - along with the entire workforce at Leafield - looking for alternative employment.
"It is a bitter blow to see them disappear, but maybe it is a sign of the times that privateer teams can't survive now with the way the world is going," the 29-year old told the
BBC.
Davidson made his name in F3 before enhancing his reputation in the top flight with years of sterling service as test driver, primarily with BAR and
Honda before being seconded to Super Aguri to speed its progress. Despite losing his job with just four races gone in the 2008 campaign, however, he insists that he has no plans to look beyond Formula One for alternative employment.
"It's a difficult time of year to suffer this bitter blow, but I'll bounce back," he confirmed, "I'm fully confident of my ability behind the wheel, and I'm sure things will be better in the future for me.
"I'll hang on in there. I have to stick to
Formula One. That's the priority at the moment and for the future. That's what I have to do, it's what I'm trained to do. I really want to concentrate and get a good chance to do it properly.
"You ride the ups and downs on this rollercoaster. If it's been a downward slope today, then I'm sure we'll bounce back. You begin to realise just how much you love it when it's taken away from you. I really feel it's unfinished business for me in Formula One. I feel it's where I belong."
