Mystery team near unveiling

THE unveiling of an 11th Grand Prix team for next year could be less than one month away, Nick Fry, the team chief of its expected technical backer BAR-Honda, said last night.

Honda made it known that they have been asked to supply engines to a mysterious new outfit earlier this week, when they confirmed they have bought a 100% shareholding in the BAR team.

Fry said talks with the as yet unnamed outfit began more than two months ago and added: “It is going to be very difficult to do next year but we will try to do it and see what happens.