Montagny to race through Indy
The Frenchman, who recently replaced the team's axed race driver Yuji Ide, said on Wednesday that he is set to also appear at the upcoming Silverstone, Montreal and Indianapolis events.
Monte Carlo is the 28-year-old former Renault tester's third race in F1.
''A strong showing in the coming events could see the team extend his contract even further,'' a report on Montagny's website said, referring specifically to his upcoming home race at Magny Cours.
05/24/06 (GMM) Super Aguri has told Franck Montagny that he can race for the Japanese team beyond Sunday's Monaco GP, it is revealed.
The Frenchman, drafted in to temporarily replace Yuji Ide as Takuma Sato's 2006 teammate, had not been guaranteed a ride beyond the Monte Carlo event.
But we can now reveal that Montagny, the former Renault tester who debuted at the Nurburgring-Barcelona double header, will definitely remain in the car for the Silverstone race in two weeks.
He may even stay beyond that, although team principal Aguri Suzuki is still thought to be under pressure to find a Japanese teammate for Sato.
28-year-old Montagny last week thanked Suzuki for giving him a leg-up in the top category.
He added ahead of Monaco: ''It will be a hard race for sure, but I am very much looking forward to the most famous race of the season and I am very glad to be taking part.''
05/23/06 Rumor has it that Franck Montagny will race for the Super Aguri team through the USGP at Indy and perhaps further, depending on his and the teams performance. It also depends whether the Japanese team can find a suitable Japanese driver to fill that seat, which is doubtful mid-season.