Honda will try to help Sato and Davidson

By Alan Baldwin

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Honda will try to help Japan's Takuma Sato and Anthony Davidson after the demise of the Super Aguri Formula One team, according to Honda F1 chief executive Nick Fry.

"It's something that we are thinking about at the moment. Obviously both drivers have done a super job over a number of years and if we can help, I'm sure we will," Fry told Reuters at the Turkish Grand Prix.

"But there's nothing planned at the moment."

Super Aguri were formed with Honda's backing at the end of 2005 after Sato was dropped by BAR Honda in favour of Brazilian Rubens Barrichello.

Sato, Japan's most successful Formula One driver, has been supported by Honda throughout his career while Davidson was Honda's F1 test driver before joining Super Aguri last year.

Both were left out in the cold when Super Aguri founder Aguri Suzuki announced last Tuesday that the team were withdrawing for financial reasons after the collapse of a planned takeover.

Sunday's race will have just 20 cars on the track for the first time since 2005.

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