Official: Aguri to switch to new car at German GP.

The Super Aguri F1 team has confirmed that their new car, the SA06, will make its debut at the German Grand Prix on July 28, one race later than was originally planned.

A statement from the Oxfordshire-based squad confirmed that the SA06 has passed all the necessary FIA crash tests and will therefore definitely make an appearance at Hockenheim next month. Super Aguri chief technical officer, Mark Preston has been absent from the Canadian and US Grands Prix in order to ensure that the SA06 is completed as soon as possible, however, despite that a 'series of events' have delayed its debut by one race.

"The initial SA06 design and build schedule with a deadline of the F1 race at Magny Cours was extremely tight and with no margin for delay in any area of production," explained a statement from the squad.

"The schedule was first affected by a delay in the decision on the specification of gearbox the SA06 should utilise.

"A further delay in the SA06 schedule ensued when all model testing halted for five days due to a technical problem at the wind tunnel facility last month. The team increased its working hours even further in an attempt to make up for lost ground, but have now decided upon a more realistic launch date of July 28 at the German Grand Prix."

As such the team will now use the revised Arrows A23 chassis, the re-branded SA05, for two more events, namely this weekend's United States Grand Prix and the following event at Magny Cours on July 16. Who will partner Takuma Sato in France and Germany has yet to be confirmed.