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Sato excited about Super Aguri plans

Japanese driver Takuma Sato is looking forward to already his seventh season in Formula 1. The 31-year-old Sato will spent a third year with the Super Aguri team. The team announced on Monday it has reached an agreement with Magma Group regarding the acquisition of the team.

Speaking after the team's announcement Takuma Sato said: "I am excited about 2008 and happy to be able to carry the momentum gathered during the past two years into a third season with the Super Aguri team. Our winter preparation has not been as comprehensive as we had wished; however we always get over these difficulties and keep pushing forward with our fighting spirit. I hope that we can maintain this through the coming season and make up for some lost time.

"I am looking forward to the coming season - the new rules with no traction control will make race interesting and should be very exciting. I have been training hard all winter and have completed the best preparation I can. As a team we hope that we can have a good race in Melbourne and the rest of the year."

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