2006 TURKISH GRAND PRIX – RACE
TAKUMA SATO - Car No: 22 (SA06-03)
Position Not Classified No: of Laps: 41 Fastest Lap Time
1:30.403
SAKON YAMAMOTO - Car No: 23 (SA06-04)
Position DNF No: of Laps: 23 Fastest Lap Time 1:32.337
T-Car SA05-02
Weather Hot and sunny Air Temperature 34.5-38°C Track
Temperature 37-54°C
SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM faced further challenges in Turkey today.
Takuma Sato made a great race start only to encounter a racing
incident in front of him at turn one and then receive substantial
damage to his car and tyre from a rear impact. He returned
to the pit where the SAF1 Team mechanics repaired his SA06
enabling him to rejoin the race, albeit 16 laps down. Sakon
Yamamoto made a solid race start but unfortunately a spin
at turn one caused him to stop off the track and bring his
race to an end on lap 23.
Takuma Sato
“It has been another challenging weekend for the team.
Obviously we knew that if we took the decision to bring the
new suspension here we would have completed very little running
before Qualifying and the race. But I think that, considering
our chassis related problems yesterday, we have managed well
this weekend. At the start of the race I overtook at least
two or three cars going through to turn one. Unfortunately
somebody ran into the back of my car, so I took quite a lot
of damage to the chassis and the rear tyre and came back to
the pit. Quite a few laps down we got back out on to the track
after the mechanics did a fantastic job in such a short amount
of time. Unfortunately the car wasn't fully repaired, so I
struggled a lot for the rest of the race, but at least we
have collected some very important data for the new suspension.
We will bring this car to Monza for the test next week and
hopefully we are able to have a good race at the next Grand
Prix.”
Sakon Yamamoto
“I'm disappointed that I couldn't finish the race,
because I really wanted to finish here in Turkey. After a
successful start, when I avoided the incident at turn one,
I made up several places and continued to push and have a
good fight with the Midland’s and Toro Rosso’s.
But unfortunately later on I spun and the engine stopped which
ended my race. We will test in Monza next week and continue
to improve the SA06. As I have not been able to finish a race
yet, I am already looking forward to the Italian Grand Prix.”
Aguri Suzuki, Team Principal
“It was not a good race for us today. Right at the
beginning Taku was a victim of the accident at turn one but
the mechanics did a great job fixing his car. Although several
laps down when he rejoined the race, Taku went on to collect
some valuable data until he crossed the finish line. Sakon
made a good race start and managed to avoid the initial incident.
It was due to inexperience that he made a mistake at the first
corner later on and spun out of the race. However, it was
very important to him and the team that he completed these
laps and we now look forward to developing the SA06 further
in Monza next week.”
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