2006 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX – PREVIEW
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM heads straight from Canada to the
US for round nine of the Formula One World Championship. Following
a disappointing race in Montréal, the team looks forward
to arriving at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
‘Indy’ is the second oldest motor-racing venue
in the F1 calendar and the 4.192km circuit winds its way through
the infield of the famous Indianapolis Oval. Indianapolis
is also the home of the Aguri Suzuki and Adrian Fernadez partnership
IRL team ‘Super Aguri Fernadez Racing’ and Japanese
driver Kosuke Matsuura. The team is currently running in 11th
position in the Indy Car Series and will be racing in Kansas
over the US Grand Prix weekend.
Takuma Sato
"Indy is a special place for me because I had the best
race of my F1 career there in 2004 when I achieved my first
podium finish. It is an historic place for motor racing and
the fans are always very supportive. We could not race there
last year, so for me the most recent memories from Indy are
from 2004. The circuit is very unique as it uses the oval
banking area with a long straight, but in contrast, the infield
features many slow corners. I like the atmosphere at the two
North American races, so I am very much looking forward to
returning to Indy this week."
Franck Montagny
“The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is one of the most
popular circuits in motorsport, especially as it hosts the
Indy 500 race. I am very happy to be going there for Formula
One, I don't know the circuit, but I am not worried about
it because I adapt quite quickly. I have been told that the
circuit is more or less the same situation as Montréal
in terms of set-up and as I think that we had a good car there
I believe it's going to be a good weekend.”
Aguri Suzuki, Team Principal
“I'm very happy to be returning to Indianapolis because
my other category team is based there in the Indy Car Series.
Indy is very special, but difficult circuit. The layout features
high and low speed corners and the F1 track uses part of the
Oval banking, which makes it an interesting circuit for F1
drivers. Following a challenging weekend in Canada, I am hoping
that we can keep the team’s momentum and high spirits
as we go to Indianapolis this week.”
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