SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM SA06 CAR LAUNCH CONFIRMED
The eagerly anticipated arrival of the SA06 will take place
at the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim next month. The SUPER
AGURI F1 TEAM’s new car was originally planned to debut
at the French Grand Prix, however a series of events have
delayed the launch by one race weekend.
Chief Technical Officer, Mark Preston, has been noticeably
absent from the Canadian and US Grands Prix in order to ensure
that the SA06 is completed as soon as possible. The team is
delighted to confirm that during this time the SA06 has passed
all the required FIA crash tests.
The initial SA06 design and build schedule with a deadline
of the F1 race at Magny Cours was extremely tight and with
no margin for delay in any area of production. The schedule
was first affected by a delay in the decision on the specification
of gearbox the SA06 should utilise.
A further delay in the SA06 schedule ensued when all model
testing halted for five days due to a technical problem at
the wind tunnel facility last month. The team increased its
working hours even further in an attempt to make up for lost
ground, but have now decided upon a more realistic launch
date of 28th July at the German Grand Prix.
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