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Super Aguri plans first win for 2008

Manager director Daniele Audetto has said that Super Aguri expects to win its first Grand Prix next season without even having scored a point yet.

"We plan to win our first Grand Prix next year," he said in an interview with the Red Bulletin on Friday. "We will have our best chance then. I shall explain.

"Next year, you have new rules to reduce costs. Super Aguri lack first-class material, but we have the right number of people in our team - 150 to 200.

"The big teams, with 1000 people, will have big organisational struggles to reduce. We already know how we run by extracting the maximum.

"So, next year, we will have another season's experience, the same technology as the top teams, the right number of people, operating from a budget that is the standard for the future. With good drivers and a bit of a chance, we can win a race."

The F1 veteran, formerly of Ferrari, Ligier and Arrows, also believes that the team's plans will not be foiled by the customer car row. The charismatic Italian is even flattered by the whole debate.

"We are already the big surprise this year, so now we have enemies who are protesting against us," he said.

"In the Piranha Club, they kill the small fish before he's too big. We're becoming big so fast, we scare people and they are trying to kill us. But they will not.

"We consult with the FIA, with lawyers, with Honda, what we do is completely legal.

"It is a compliment for us that they attack us. If you are a 'good boy' in the eyes of the Piranha Club, you are a loser. If you are a 'bastard', you have a chance."

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