Gilles Villeneuve Circuit, Montréal
2006 CANADIAN GRAND PRIX – RACE
TAKUMA SATO Car No: 22 (SA05-05)
Position 15 Fastest Lap Time 1:20.490
FRANCK MONTAGNY Car No: 23 (SA05-02)
Position DNF Fastest Lap Time 2:07.709
T-Car SA05-01
Weather Hot and sunny Air Temperature 28-32°C Track Temperature
38-48°C
It was a disappointing end to the Canadian Grand Prix weekend
for the SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM. SAF1 Team driver Franck Montagny
suffered an engine failure on lap two whilst team-mate Takuma
Sato drove a fantastic race ahead of the Midland F1 car of
Monteiro and would have come home in 14th position had he
not clipped the wall at turn nine on the final race lap.
Takuma Sato
“I am very disappointed not to have finished the race
today, particularly as the start went really well for me and
under braking into turn one I overtook both the Midland cars.
Unfortunately, after the first safety car came out, David
(Coulthard) squeezed past me, damaging my front wing at the
second chicane and I had to come into the pits. I then pushed
really hard for the entire race, very keen to finish in front
of Monteiro, and after the last safety car went in I had to
keep pushing the car to keep position. But by this time the
circuit was so difficult to drive - the track was covered
in marbles and dust - and as I had to continue to push so
hard to stay in front of the Midland I went slightly offline
and had no grip at all, so unfortunately could not finish
the race.”
Franck Montagny
“We did not have a great start to the weekend, but
everybody has worked very hard and I was confident for the
first time for the race today. It is a shame that a problem
appeared today and I could not finish the race, but that is
motor racing. We must not forget that we are a very young
team and we have a lot of things to learn, both on the driving
and technical sides, so every race is good experience for
us.”
Aguri Suzuki, Team Principal
“It was a very tough race and showed that any small
mistake can mean the end of your race at this circuit. I feel
very sorry for Franck as he has worked hard all weekend. Taku
had a great race and was pushing constantly to keep ahead
of Monteiro, so it is a shame that he did not cross the finish
line. Our car performance is very low and it is very difficult
to drive so although it is not a great result for the team,
I am happy that the drivers and the mechanics did a great
job together over the weekend.”
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