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Super Aguri SA05 #23 Y. Ide F1 2006 Minichamps 1:43

Super Aguri SA05 #23 Y. Ide F1 2006 Minichamps 1:43
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Specifications
Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:43
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
400060023
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About the Super Aguri SA05 #23 Y. Ide F1 2006 Minichamps 1:43

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Super Aguri SA05 recreates Yuji Ide's #23 car from the team's debut 2006 Formula 1 season, built around a modified Arrows-derived chassis and backed by Honda and former driver Aguri Suzuki. Compact diecast tooling reproduces this unusual constructor's straightforward, low-budget livery.

Super Aguri's arrival on the grid was itself an unusual story, and this Ide livery captures the team right at the start of its brief, scrappy existence.

A Compact Diecast from an Unconventional Entry

At 1:43, the SA05's bodywork reflects its budget-conscious origins, built on chassis technology adapted rather than developed from scratch, and Minichamps' tooling holds the car's straightforward aerodynamic surfacing with clean, accurate proportions despite the limited detailing a low-budget subject like this offers. Diecast construction gives the small piece real substance, and the team's plain white-and-red livery translates cleanly at this scale without needing to resolve intricate sponsor graphics. This is a piece for collectors drawn to the sport's unconventional stories rather than its headline results.

Super Aguri's Unusual Debut Season

Aguri Suzuki, a former Formula 1 driver, founded Super Aguri as a Honda-backed Japanese team that entered the grid in 2006 on a shoestring budget relative to its rivals, building its first car around modified Arrows-derived components rather than a clean-sheet design. Yuji Ide, the team's driver that season, became a notable and controversial figure when his FIA superlicense was revoked partway through the year following a series of driving incidents, an unusual and rarely repeated event in modern F1 history. For a collector interested in the sport's more unconventional footnotes, this SA05 sits at the center of one of them.

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