Autodromo Internazionale ‘Enzo e Dino Ferrari’,
Imola
2006 SAN MARINO GRAND PRIX – FREE PRACTICE
TAKUMA SATO Car 22 (SA05-02)
FP1 Position 17 Fastest Lap Time 1:31.217
FP2 Position 27 Fastest Lap Time 1:29.870
YUJI IDE Car 23 (SA05-03)
FP1 Position 18 Fastest Lap Time 1:31.482
FP2 Position 28 Fastest Lap Time 1:31.042
T-Car SA05-01
It was a positive start to the San Marino Grand Prix weekend
for the SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM today. Yuji Ide pushed himself
and the SA05 during the first Free Practice session to clock
a best lap time that was only 0.2 seconds off the pace of
team mate Takuma Sato. The team completed its planned programmes
for the day and now focuses on the decisions to be made for
the Qualifying session tomorrow.
Takuma Sato
“We had a good day and were able to learn a number
of useful things by varying our programme. It was interesting
testing the two Bridgestone tyre options and we have collected
important data. The car is unstable on the kerbs and bumps,
so it is a bit difficult to drive. But I think that we improved
throughout the sessions and we will just continue to work
hard to prepare ourselves for tomorrow.”
Yuji Ide
“After the Australian Grand Prix I was not happy with
my past results, so I had an important meeting with the engineers
in UK before we came to Imola. I am glad we had this particular
meeting since I feel that the car is working much better for
me and I think that I will be able to show a better performance
than during the past races. I was able to have a clear run
today and I am feeling more confident about the Qualifying
session tomorrow. I won’t be able to make up too many
places, but I am hoping that it may be my best qualifying
and starting position so far.”
Aguri Suzuki, Team Principal
“I think Yuji is getting used to handling the car and
starting to feel more comfortable with it. It is good to see
him growing in confidence and getting used to his F1 surroundings.
I know that there are a lot of things we need to improve and
our performances are far from the top level, however, we are
taking very good steps forward. As I always say, we want to
improve the team and performance step-by-step. I am looking
forward to the Qualifying tomorrow.”
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