2006 BRITISH GRAND PRIX – FREE PRACTICE
TAKUMA SATO - Car No: 22 (chassis SA05-05)
FP1 Position 13 No: of Laps 10 Best Lap 1:27.724
FP2 Position 27 No: of Laps 26 Best Lap 1:25.870
FRANCK MONTAGNY - Car No: 23 (chassis SA05-02)
FP1 Position 16 No: of Laps 3 Best Lap No timed lap
FP2 Position 28 No: of Laps 22 Best Lap 1:26.248
SAKON YAMAMOTO - Car No: 41 (chassis SA05-01)
FP1 Position 14 No: of Laps 22 Best Lap 1:29.678
FP2 Position 29 No: of Laps 27 Best Lap 1:27.908
Sakon Yamamoto made his SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM debut today enabling
the team to reach a further milestone in its short history
– the running of three cars at a Grand Prix event.
The two Free Practice sessions brought their own specifics
problems for the SAF1 Team Drivers, hindering the team’s
practice programme for today.
Takuma Sato
“We had a sensor issue during the morning session so
we only completed a few laps and one timed lap. We had a smoother
run in the beginning of the afternoon, but we had another
chassis problem on the car. Although we completed our tyre
test programme there maybe a good chance that our information
may be misleading, so I will have to rely on the other two
drivers’ data. We shall now work with the information
that we have as a team for tomorrow’s practice session.”
Franck Montagny
“We did not run this morning and this afternoon we
encountered a few problems too. We had a lot of snap oversteer
and it was very difficult to calm the car. We did not find
a good set during the sessions, even though with new tyres
the car was a lot better for sure. My attempts at quick laps
were also not clear of traffic, so we unable to gauge the
speed of the car here, but it is definitely a difficult track
for us, so we have a lot of work to do before tomorrow.”
Sakon Yamamoto
"It was my first time to drive the SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM
car and it was fun! I was able to feel the car and I think
keep consistent runs during both sessions. The car is a little
bit hard to control, but I enjoyed my first day very much.
I was able to learn a lot from these two sessions and I am
looking forward to the next Grand Prix."
Aguri Suzuki, Team Principal
"We had some problems with cars No:22 and No:23 during
the morning session, but we were able to solve these by the
afternoon. We were able to test the race settings as scheduled
and I think that Yamamoto did a good job testing, so I am
pleased with his performance today. He said that he is getting
used to the car and the team so I am not so worried about
him settling in. The weather is unbelievably sunny at Silverstone,
so I am looking forward to the weekend and hopefully another
two-car finish for the race."
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