Hungaroring, Budapest
2006 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX – RACE
TAKUMA SATO - Car No: 22 (SA06-03)
Position 14 No: of Laps: 65 Fastest Lap Time 1:30.957
SAKON YAMAMOTO - Car No: 23 (SA06-04)
Position DNF No: of Laps: 0 Fastest Lap Time No timed lap
T-Car SA05-01
Weather Cool with heavy rain Air Temperature 18-21°C
Track Temperature 19-30°C
SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM had another difficult day as the weather
made for treacherous racing conditions. Unfortunately Sakon
Yamamoto was unable to finish his second race for the team,
however Takuma Sato drove a solid race to bring his SA06 home.
Takuma endured many problems throughout the race and struggled
with the car towards the end. However, through sheer determination
and exceptional team work, he was able to cross the finish
line in 14th position.
Takuma Sato
“I am happy that we finished a very hard race, not
only because of the weather conditions today, but also because
of the gearbox problem I had. During the first stage we were
looking good and I was actually pulling away from the Midlands,
which was very encouraging. But after the pitstop I had a
clutch problem and almost lost all drive - at one stage I
thought that I would not be able to finish the race. Fortunately
I was able to solve the problem by changing the setting from
the cockpit, but I later had a gearbox problem and lost a
gear which meant that it became incredibly tough to drive
the car towards the end. I am pleased that we were able to
bring the car home and finish the race as it is very important
for the team to have this data before the summer break.”
Sakon Yamamoto
“The weekend started quite well and I was looking forward
to starting the race from the grid. I made a reasonable start
off the line and tried to overtake a few cars in front of
me at turn one, but the engine stalled and my race was over.
It is a very disappointing end to the weekend again for me,
but I think that we made good progress with the SA06 here
in Hungary. On the positive side, I think that Honda’s
win is fantastic and I would like to send my congratulations
to them as part of our family.”
Aguri Suzuki, Team Principal
“It was a difficult race in difficult weather conditions.
Sakon made a good start and tried an overtaking manoeuvre
at the first corner, but he was too late in braking and unfortunately
stalled the car. Taku drove a very good race, especially during
the opening laps on the wet tyres. He later suffered a clutch
problem and the car became very difficult to drive, however
this was then followed by a problem in his gearbox but he
managed to keep pushing to finish the race. The team did an
extremely good job today, the pitstops were quick and the
problems we had remedied, so over all I am happy about that.”
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