A team source confirmed on Monday that the trucks and motorhome had been prevented from entering the Istanbul Park circuit ahead of this weekend's race. "We will have to wait for a decision tomorrow," the source added, refusing to comment on a report that Honda F1 chief executive Nick Fry had told Formula One Management that the team would not be racing in Turkey, the fifth race of the season.
Fry was not immediately available. Super Aguri are fighting for their survival after the collapse of a takeover deal last month by the Dubai-backed Magma Group and Suzuki is hoping to see the Honda board in Tokyo on Tuesday.
If that fails, Formula One will be left with 10 teams for the first time since 2005. Sources have said Super Aguri, founded at short notice to secure popular Japanese racer Takuma Sato a place on the grid when he was dropped by Honda at the end of 2005, owe Honda around $100 million for engines and technical support.
The team announced an 11th hour deal "for a substantial shareholding" on Friday with Germany's Weigl Group, although Fry was sceptical the proposal would be acceptable to the Honda board. "It would appear unlikely that a company the size of Weigl is able to support a competitive Formula One team, unless of course there are other partners of which we have not been made aware.”
Honda F1 is Honda's main focus and the Japanese carmaker, which helped Super Aguri get through the previous Spanish Grand Prix, has made clear it does not want to pay for two teams. Super Aguri's cars were returned to Honda F1's Brackley factory after in Barcelona on April 28.