2007 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX – RACE
TAKUMA SATO Car No: 22 (SA07-02)
Position 15 No: of Laps 69 Fastest Lap Time 1:20.980 (lap
66)
ANTHONY DAVIDSON Car No: 23 (SA07-03)
Position DNF No: of Laps 41 Fastest Lap Time 1:22.166 (lap
39)
T-Car SA07-04
Weather Very warm with a patchy sky in the morning (36.7%
- 42.6% humidity)
Air Temperature 27.7°C minimum, 29.9°C maximum
Track Temperature 33.6°C minimum, 45.2°C maximum
SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM has been tempered by its experiences
at the Hungaroring this weekend. Anthony Davidson experienced
rear suspension failure during an incident with Fisichella
which ended his race on lap 41. Takuma Sato struggled to find
grip after a promising start, but was able to pick up the
pace following his final pitstop to complete the 2007 Hungarian
Grand Prix in 15th position.
Takuma Sato
“It was quite an exciting start and I got off the line
well. Through the first few turns I was side-by-side with
a couple of cars and made up some positions, so that was really
good. But then I struggled with low grip and the car started
to slide with the heavy fuel and this continued to half way
through the race. On the third stint, with the super soft
tyre, the car had much better balance and a lot more grip,
so it was really fun to drive. The lap times were very competitive,
so it is a shame that we didn’t have anybody to race
with on the last stint, but at least it was a better day and
overall it was hard, but a good race.”
Anthony Davidson
“It was a frustrating end to the day. I got a really
good start and the car had a nice balance all the way through
the race. Challenging Wurz and Fisichella was great as these
were the guys we were trying to beat. But in the end, when
I was racing Fisichella out of the pitlane, he ran out of
road on the cold tyres. I tried to give him as much room as
I could without running off the circuit and we touched. I
think it was a racing incident, but it was enough to break
my rear suspension and put me out of the race. So a frustrating
end to a good weekend, but these things happen and we learn
from every race. We had a good strong Qualifying, so we are
looking forward to next time.”
Aguri Suzuki, Team Principal
“The races are getting very difficult for us due to
the reliability of everyone on the grid. Taku and Anthony
did a very good job today and it is unfortunate that Anthony
was unlucky with a coming together with Fisichella. In the
second half of the race Taku’s laps times were quick
and consistent, however, with all of our competitors also
performing strongly, we must continue to develop our car and
push harder for the second half of the season.”
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