SAF1 TEAM 2007 TURKISH GRAND PRIX – FREE PRACTICE
& QUALIFYING
TAKUMA SATO Car 22 (SA07-02)
FP3 Position 20 Fastest Lap Time 1:29.436
QUALIFYING Grid Position 19 Lap Times 1:28.953 Q1
ANTHONY DAVIDSON Car 23 (SA07-03)
FP3 Position 17 Fastest Lap Time 1:28.755
QUALIFYING Grid Position 11 Lap Times 1:28.304 Q1; 1:28.002
Q2
T-Car SA07-04
Weather Hot with a clear sky (22.8%-36.3% humidity)
Air Temperature 33.3°C minimum, 35.1°C maximum
Track Temperature 39.0°C minimum, 46.6°C maximum
SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM driver Anthony Davidson drove an astonishing
lap to glide through into the second session of Qualifying
today at Istanbul Park. Knocking on the door of the final
Top Ten on the time sheet, Anthony will start tomorrow’s
race from 11th position on the grid. Although happy with the
car balance during the morning’s running, Takuma struggled
to find grip during Qualifying and was unable to find the
pace in his SA07 to join his teammate in Q2.
Takuma Sato
“I was happy with the car balance during Free Practice
and the car felt good. But in Qualifying, although the balance
itself was fine, we were lacking the pace and I did not have
good grip, so it is difficult to really understand what happened.
It is disappointing Qualifying in this position, so we shall
have to see what we can do tomorrow.”
Anthony Davidson
“The day started off well. After Free Practice this
morning we were looking pretty strong to challenge for Q2
in Qualifying, and we got through reasonably easily. Before
the session I was a bit sceptical as to whether we could get
through or not, but the guys worked hard and everyone did
a great job and we did it in the end, even challenging for
Q3! It was a really good day, and I am going to remember that
lap for a very long time.”
Graham Taylor, Sporting Director
“Pushing. The fact that Taku had a spin in Free Practice
Three shows how hard SUPER AGURI is trying. We had a strategic
approach to Qualifying and the weighbridge nearly cost us
dearly, but it shows how far SUPER AGURI has come that we
dealt with all the delays swiftly and were able to get the
cars out on the circuit at the right time. It is a shame for
Taku, but it just shows how competitive our place on the grid
is. It was a very strong performance from Anthony. He showed
on his second run in Q1 the capability of the car. We knew
that we could tweak it a little bit more, and may be there
was a bit more speed, and then in Q2 he exploited everything
that the car has got. It is so very, very tight in the mid-field
and you have to get everything right to take advantage, as
Anthony and the team proved today.”
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