21/10/2005
NEWS STORY
Estoril (Portugal) Due to prior commitments by A1 Team Japan drivers Hideki Noda and Ryo Fukuda and late notice to the team that sponsorship money was not going to be available before the third round of the A1 Grand Prix,
A1 Team Japan regrets to announce that they will not be able to run the car this weekend at Estoril, Portugal. Notice was given to the team at a very late stage and there was insufficient time to find a replacement driver to enable the team to run the car.
A1 Team Japan hopes that sufficient funds will be made available and paid in good time before the next round in Australia, Eastern Creek by either the current drivers and their sponsors or any other eligible Japanese racing driver.