2007 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX – FREE PRACTICE & QUALIFYING
Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Kingdom of
Bahrain
TAKUMA SATO Car 22 (SA07-04)
FP3 Position 17 Fastest Lap Time 1:34.082
QUALIFYING Grid Position 17 Lap Time 1:33.984
ANTHONY DAVIDSON Car 23 (SA07-03)
FP3 Position 5 Fastest Lap Time 1:32.900
QUALIFYING Grid Position 13 Lap Time 1:33.082
T-Car SA07-02
Weather Hot, sunny with varied humidity (35.9-58.1% humidity)
Air Temperature 30.7°C minimum, 35.1°C maximum
Track Temperature 22.2°C minimum, 45.5°C maximum
SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM has maintained its performance momentum
and once again made the cut in to Q2 of today’s Qualifying
Session. In a reverse of fortune it was Anthony who brought
the SA07 into Q2 this time and ending his running in 13th
position. Takuma, who experienced lower grip levels than he
expected, will start the 2007 Bahrain Grand Prix in 17th place
on the grid.
Takuma Sato
“It is disappointing that I did not get into Q2 today.
We completed positive work in the morning and made the car
good with regard to race pace in the long run situation, but
I could not introduce that pace into Qualifying. It is a shame
that I did not have good grip, had a slide and lost time.
For me the grip level was lower than expected, but I believe
that I have strong race pace, so hopefully I will be able
to make up some positions.”
Anthony Davidson
“It was a very good Qualifying session and I enjoyed
it immensely. I managed to get through to Q2 and that's been
our aim from the start of the year, so do that, and to also
beat my team-mate, was a really good achievement for me and
I'm really happy. The car balance we achieved in the morning
for the long runs was also good, so I am confident for a strong
race tomorrow.”
Graham Taylor, Sporting Director
“The preparation for Qualifying through Free Practice
3 went very well. Anthony was extremely happy with his car
and did an exceptional lap time and we felt that we probably
couldn’t repeat that in Qualifying. Taku took a slightly
different approach to the Practice and really tried to concentrate
on balance changes rather than out and out speed, but we felt
confident and prepared for Qualifying. This afternoon again
the drivers’ took a slightly different approach to each
other. Anthony was able to extract the best out of the car
on his first and second runs. Taku's first run seemed good,
and then his second run was just a little bit compromised
by a slight run wide at one of the corners and we unfortunately
missed out on getting through to Q2 by literally a couple
of hundredths of a second. Anthony sailed through in to Q2
and we knew that it was going to be tight to get through to
Q3, but we were up for the challenge. He had a very good lap
time on his first run in Q2, was very happy with the balance,
didn't touch the car whatsoever and went for it at the last
possible moment. We were absolutely the last car to challenge
for Q3 with three seconds to go on the clock. The wind had
picked up a little bit and that changed the balance of the
car slightly, and we failed to improve. But all-in-all another
fantastic Qualifying session for SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM.”
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