With Andretti announcing plans for an F1 entry in the future, we’ve taken a look back at some infamous examples of teams who came and then vanished just as quickly…
Having proven unsuccessful in his endeavour to rejoin the grand prix grid with Serbian outfit Stefan GP this year, reports claim former F1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve is trying again for 2011 with his own team - and 'Singapore-gate' villains Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds...
Kamui Kobayashi could yet be joined on the F1 2010 grid by countrymen Takuma Sato and Kazuki Nakajima should speculation turn out to be true, with the former being linked with the second seat at Renault and the latter with a drive at Campos under new ownership
Former Super Aguri star Anthony Davidson is adamant that he has 'unfinished business' in F1 - but barring a sudden windfall, he admits, he is unlikely to get another chance in what is now more than ever 'a rich man's sport'
With the annual Formula 1 silly season getting increasingly into full swing, three names are being mooted as the most likely candidates for a drive at Manor Grand Prix in 2010 - out-of-work Super Aguri F1 refugee Anthony Davidson, current BMW-Sauber reserve driver Christian Klien and reigning A1G
It has been confirmed that the name Brabham Grand Prix has submitted an application to return to the Formula 1 grid for the first time in almost two decades next year under FIA President Max Mosley's controversial budget cap initiative - and that the team will make use of both Super Aguri's forme
Following the revelation that the Max Mosley-founded March Racing Organisation has submitted a bid to join the Formula 1 grid in 2010 in the new budget-capped era, it has now emerged that another 'blast from the past' could similarly be set for a comeback - Bernie Ecclestone's old team Brabham.
Barely a year on from his withdrawal from a sport he emotionally described as 'a piranha club', Aguri Suzuki has revealed that Super Aguri could be in-line for a shock return to competition in the top flight in Formula 1's new 'low-cost' era in 2010.
He may have missed out on securing the second berth at Scuderia Toro Rosso in 2009 to S?bastien Bourdais, but Takuma Sato could yet be thrown a Formula 1 lifeline - with the confirmation that the Japanese star is in talks with Red Bull Racing regarding a test and reserve role.
David Richards has said that he 'disagrees' with those who claim Honda's moribund Formula 1 team is 'an attractive proposition', as it has emerged that he is the favourite to purchase and take over the squad ahead of the 2009 season.
Norbert Haug has stressed that the survival of independent teams in Formula 1 is vital to the future livelihood of the sport, describing such concerns as Williams and Force India as 'the heart of Formula 1, not just cannon fodder'.
Anthony Davidson has launched a stinging attack on former Formula 1 rival Felipe Massa, following the Brazilian's abject performance at Silverstone on Sunday that included no fewer than five spins en route to 13th place - and last - at the chequered flag.
The Formula 1 rumour mill has suggested that Force India is considering an engine change for the 2009 season, from Ferrari to Honda - in the process potentially giving Takuma Sato a lifeline back into the top flight.
Ross Brawn has suggested Super Aguri's demise was due in no small part to its fellow teams' instinct for self-preservation over the health of the sport.
Honda has claimed to be 'disappointed' by Aguri Suzuki's decision to pull the plug on his ailing Super Aguri F1 team, but admitted that it was inevitable given the operation's current circumstances.
Despite various rescue plans being put forward over the past few months, the Super Aguri F1 team has finally accepted the inevitable and revealed that it is to withdraw from the 2008 Formula One world championship.
Nick Fry has warned that Super Aguri's Formula 1 survival is far from a racing certainty, as the beleagured Japanese minnows still have no firm indication of whether or not they will be able to compete in this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix.
It may be wishful thinking, but the Super Aguri F1 team is on its way to Barcelona for this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix, in spite of being told that a proposed takeover bid had been shelved last week.
Super Aguri F1's chances of being on the grid as promised in Melbourne appear to have taken a positive step after it was rumoured that the team had finally found the means to continue in Formula One.
Narain Karthikeyan has hinted that he is no longer in negotiations with financially-troubled Formula 1 outfit Super Aguri about a race drive this year.
The Super Aguri F1 team's entry into the 2006 FIA Formula One World Championship is expected to be rubber stamped next week by the sports governing body.