SAF1 TEAM 2007 EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX – FREE PRACTICE
& QUALIFYING
TAKUMA SATO Car 22 (SA07-04)
FP3 Position 20 Fastest Lap Time 1:33.945
QUALIFYING Grid Position 16 Lap Times 1:32.678 Q1; 1:32.838
Q2
ANTHONY DAVIDSON Car 23 (SA07-03)
FP3 Position 19 Fastest Lap Time 1:33.792
QUALIFYING Grid Position 15 Lap Times 1:32.793 Q1; 1:32.451
Q2
T-Car SA07-02
Weather Warm with a clear sky (38.4%-53.6% humidity)
Air Temperature 19.4°C minimum, 23.3°C maximum
Track Temperature 29.1°C minimum, 39.1°C maximum
SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM drivers Anthony Davidson and Takuma Sato
both made it through to the second session for today’s
Qualifying at the Nürburgring. The pair was running extremely
closely in lap times throughout the day and will start the
2007 European Grand Prix in 15th and 16th positions on the
grid tomorrow.
Takuma Sato
“It was a good practice session. We made a few changes
in the morning to try to improve and we made progress. I was
happy with the car in Q1 and we looked very good. At least
we got into Q2 as it has been a few races since we did that,
but it was unfortunate that on my last quick lap there was
a yellow flag at the chicane and I had to abort. It was unlucky
that I could not improve because of that, but the car showed
good performance today so hopefully we can have a strong race
tomorrow.”
Anthony Davidson
“That was a very exciting Qualifying session for us.
Taku and I pushed each other very hard and we took the car
right to the limit. I feel that we got the very best out of
the car and it was a lot of fun. To beat one of the Honda
cars and also Coulthard, especially in Q1, and to just get
into Q2 was exactly what we wanted. We knew that once we got
into Q2 it was going to be extremely hard to progress any
further, but I am very happy with today’s work. The
boys in the garage and the Engineering team did a great job
to find space out on the track so that I always had a clear
run.”
Graham Taylor, Sporting Director
“It turned out to be a very close fight between the
SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM drivers today and both performed well.
It is nice to have both cars in Q2 – we have not had
that for a while. The grid is getting tighter in lap times
all the time and even within our team it is getting tighter
and tighter. We have a healthy intra-team rivalry.”
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