2006 MONACO GRAND PRIX – RACE
TAKUMA SATO Car 22 (SA05-05)
Position DNF Fastest Lap Time 1:18.793
FRANCK MONTAGNY Car 23 (SA05-02)
Position 16 Fastest Lap Time 1:19.104
T Car SA05-01
Takuma Sato
“I am very disappointed not to have finished the race.
Up to my retirement I had enjoyed it immensely and although
we did not make a great start, I had moved up a few positions
and the car was running well. Our pitstop strategy and traffic
control enabled me to make consistent runs and to push all
the time. But suddenly we encountered an electrical issue
and the speed dramatically dropped, so I came back to the
pits and we made a setting change, but after one lap we suffered
total failure and I had to retire from the race. It is a shame
because the team has done such a great job this weekend and
our progress has been very encouraging. I am also personally
extremely disappointed not to have finished this Grand Prix,
but that is motor racing and I will try again next year.”
Franck Montagny
“I am happy to have finished a Grand Prix for the first
time and the fact that it is has been here in Monaco makes
it a special race. I had a good fight with Monteiro for 40
laps, however I am sure that he will not say the same, but
this is racing after all. The car was hard to drive but I
still enjoyed it. On the positive side we have collected 70
laps of data, so I am happy about that. We can now work towards
improving the car with this latest information for the next
race.”
Aguri Suzuki, Team Principal
“All in all it was a very tough race for us. Takuma
was doing well until he suffered with an electrical problem
and Franck did a great job to finish his first race for the
team. It is a difficult track and he said that the car was
very hard to handle. We have not achieved our goal of another
two-car finish once again, but I would like to thank the team
for all their hard work this weekend."
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