2006 ITALIAN GRAND PRIX – FREE PRACTICE & QUALIFYING
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
TAKUMA SATO - Car No: 22 (chassis SA06-03)
FP3 Position 21 No: of Laps 25 Best Lap Time 1:24.549
QUALIFYING Grid Position 21 No: of Laps 8 Best Lap Time 1:24.289
SAKON YAMAMOTO - Car No: 23 (chassis SA06-04)
FP3 Position 22 No: of Laps 19 Best Lap Time 1:24.717
QUALIFYING Grid Position 22 No: of Laps 4 Best Lap Time 1:26.001
T-Car SA06-02
Weather Hot and sunny Air Temperature 26-29°C Track Temperature
30-42°C
SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM successfully completed its qualifying
and race preparations during this morning’s Free Practice
session. Unfortunately Sakon suffered a left rear tyre puncture
during his first qualifying run this afternoon, but was able
to bring his SA06 safely back to the pits.
Takuma Sato
“It has been a disappointing day. We completed our
test here last week and did everything we could, but the car
has just not been quick enough this weekend. The team has
worked really hard and I believe that we have got the best
performance out of the car, so from that point of view I am
satisfied, but we need to improve. Having said that the free
practice session this morning was encouraging, the long run
pace was strong and so I think that we shall have a better
day tomorrow and should have a strong package for the race.”
Sakon Yamamoto
“We completed a good preparation session for qualifying
this morning, but unfortunately, on the second lap of my first
run this afternoon, I got a puncture in my left rear tyre
before Parabolica. It is disappointing as I could not go out
for my second run, but still I am looking forward to tomorrow.”
Aguri Suzuki, Team Principal
“Unfortunately Sakon had a puncture during qualifying,
but on the positive side Taku and his engineers did a good
job today. We are now only 2.5 seconds off the pace of the
leaders and are becoming more competitive as we close the
gap. Although our qualifying positions remain the same, our
car is improving and we have made reasonable progress since
our testing here last week.”
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