SAF1 TEAM 2007 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX – FREE PRACTICE
TAKUMA SATO Car 22 (SA07-04)
FP1 Position 16 Fastest Lap Time 1:35.856
FP2 Position 16 Fastest Lap Time 1:35.001
ANTHONY DAVIDSON Car 23 (SA07-03)
FP1 Position 18 Fastest Lap Time 1:36.243
FP2 Position 13 Fastest Lap Time 1:34.595
T-Car SA07-02
Weather Hot with a clear sky (30.8 - 51% humidity)
Air Temperature 31.2°C minimum, 34.3°C maximum
Track Temperature 39.2°C minimum, 49°C maximum
The Formula One Paddock has been transported to the Kingdom
of Bahrain following an exciting second round of the 2007
Formula One World Championship in Malaysia last weekend. Following
a night of heavy electrical storms in Sakhir, the circuit
was very ‘green’ today for the first Free Practice
session. Anthony endured a gearbox problem during the morning,
however both Anthony and Takuma made encouraging progress
in the afternoon.
Takuma Sato
“It was a good first day. We have maintained our momentum
from last week in terms of long run pace, and also from the
test here before the opening race when we tried a lot of SA07
aero configurations. I am happy with the consistency of the
car, but we will work on increasing our speed for tomorrow.”
Anthony Davidson
“We had a bit of a frustrating morning with a gearbox
issue after the first stint. But after that was rectified
we had a very good second session and found a good balance,
especially on the soft Bridgestone Potenza tyre and got a
good first lap balance at the end of the day. I am confident
about the grip levels on the longer runs as well. The hard
tyre is a different story, but I think that the gap should
close between the two types of tyre, like we saw in Malaysia,
over the weekend.”
Graham Taylor, Sporting Director
“During Free Practice One the circuit was very green
with no rubber down whatsoever, so we waited a while before
running. We completed some rudimentary checks to put us in
the right direction for this afternoon, however we lost a
fair amount of time with Anthony as we had a small gearbox
problem. The issue was quickly resolved and we had a successful
afternoon. Both cars were reliable and we have collected some
very good information. Taku put in some useful runs and both
drivers seemed very happy with the balance of their cars.”
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