The new team is yet to be decidedBAR Honda driver Takuma Sato said Tuesday he has received an offer from a team making a bid to join Formula One, giving him the chance to race next season.
"The new team is yet to be decided, but I have received an offer from it," the Japanese driver said. "There are various options for the next season. I will not give up on competing in F1."
He was speaking at a press conference with Honda, which announced it will take full control of BAR Honda, for which Sato raced for two full seasons.
The team dropped the 28-year-old Japanese from the lineup for the next season.
Honda officials also said they were prepared to offer engines to a new team that might join the Formula One world, without specifying details.
Sato - like BAR - has failed to shine this season after a promising debut year with the team in 2003 and his options for a place on the grid are limited with virtually all the top team drives already taken.
BAR and Honda have been trying hard to help Sato secure a drive. Jordan chief Colin Kolles has previously said the team could make a bid to bring in Sato as a driver for next season.
Jordan, which will be re-branded as Midland next year, runs with Toyota engines but Kolles confirmed the Japanese company has given his team clearance to bid for Sato`s services if they see him as their best option.
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