2006 EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX - FREE PRACTICE & QUALIFYING
TAKUMA SATO Car 22 (SA05-05)
FP3 Position 22 No: of Laps 15 Best Lap 1:36.082
QUALIFYING Grid Position 21 Best Lap 1:35.239
FRANCK MONTAGNY Car 23 (SA05-02)
FP3 Position 21 No: of Laps 20 Best Lap 1:35.706
QUALIFYING Grid Position 22 Best Lap 1:46.505
T-Car SA05-01
The morning's free practice session hailed mixed fortunes
for the SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM. Takuma Sato encountered a brake
related issue, whilst Franck Montagny was able to find a reasonable
set-up for his SA05. However, during the first session of
Qualifying in the afternoon 'timing problems' and a Red Flag
red herring caused confusion along the pit lane and out on
the race track.
Takuma Sato
"We had a difficult start to the morning. We needed a
lot of work to improve the balance of the car, but then as
we suffered a brake related issue which required some time
to investigate we were unable to complete the running we needed.
The guys did a good job in solving this problem and we made
a set-up change, then I was happier with the car balance for
Qualifying. It is a shame that there was some confusion about
the Red Flag situation during my second Qualifying attack,
but I am feeling positive about tomorrow's race."
Franck Montagny
"During the practice session this morning we found quite
a good set-up for the car and continued with it in the afternoon,
making only a small modification. But we encountered many
problems during the Qualifying session. Firstly, when I had
to stop at the FIA weight scales, there was a problem with
the starter so during this time my tyres were out of the blankets
and were getting cold. When I re-started and put on new tyres
five minutes later, the red flag situation came up, so I could
not make a lap time. It is a little disappointing as this
was my first Qualifying with the team, but there were no major
problems with the car and I am looking forward to the race
tomorrow."
Aguri Suzuki, Team Principal
"It was a very frustrating qualifying session and it
felt like it ended before we could actually start. The red
flag was out when we needed to go out at the end of first
15 minutes and Franck and Taku couldn't really have a good
attack. Taku went out with a new set of tyres and when he
was ready to make his quick lap with the second set, the red
flag was out. As both SAF1 Team cars did not finish in Imola
I hope that we will have another two-car finish in the race
tomorrow."
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