Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo
2006 MONACO GRAND PRIX - FREE PRACTICE
TAKUMA SATO Car 22 (SA05-05)
FP1 Position 25 No: of Laps 23 Best Lap
1:21.144
FP2 Position 28 No: of Laps 31 Best Lap
1:19:803
FRANCK MONTAGNY Car 23 (SA05-02)
FP1 Position 26 No: of Laps 21 Best Lap
1:21.594
FP2 Position 25 No: of Laps 19 Best Lap
1:18:731
T-Car SA05-01
SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM successfully completed its planned programme
today despite red flag situations interrupting running during
both Free Practice sessions.
Takuma Sato
"It was a good day for the team. My role in today's programme
was to concentrate on the race set-up as the track conditions
will change considerably before Saturday morning. We will
be back to a low-grip surface for the third free practice
session as there is no running tomorrow and this is why today
was our best chance to experiment with the different set-up
options for the race. I am reasonably happy with the car balance
and pace today, so I am looking forward to continuing our
programme on Saturday."
Franck Montagny
"This morning we split the tyre choices between Taku
and me. I had the easier option so that I could clock up some
laps and get used to the circuit. They were very comfortable
to drive but unfortunately they were only good for relatively
few laps, so this afternoon we worked on another tyre option
and I think that we found something that is more or less ok.
The car is still a bit nervous and is quite heavy on the steering,
but we had a productive day and I am finally happy with my
lap time."
Aguri Suzuki, Team Principal
"This is a very tough circuit for the drivers as well
as for the cars. I am sure it must be hard to handle the SA05
here compared to other Grand Prix circuits and since it is
such a challenging track, the drivers' skills are very important.
After looking at the times from today's practice sessions
both SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM drivers are coping with the car very
well. I think that we are making small but consistent steps
forward and are on our way to finding a good set-up for the
race."
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