SAF1 TEAM 2007 CANADIAN GRAND PRIX – FREE PRACTICE
TAKUMA SATO Car 22 (SA07-04)
FP1 Position 11 Fastest Lap Time 1:18.898
FP2 Position 10 Fastest Lap Time 1:18.309
ANTHONY DAVIDSON Car 23 (SA07-03)
FP1 Position 10 Fastest Lap Time 1:18.896
FP2 Position 15 Fastest Lap Time 1:18.545
T-Car SA07-02
Weather Warm with a clear sky (46.4-63.9% humidity)
Air Temperature 23.3°C minimum, 31.4°C maximum
Track Temperature 31.2°C minimum, 48.9°C maximum
SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM made a solid start to its Canadian Grand
Prix weekend today. Race drivers Takuma Sato and Anthony Davidson
made good progress in the SA07 around the ‘green’
Gilles Villeneuve Circuit this morning ending the first practice
session in 11th and 10th positions respectively. In the afternoon,
with more rubber down on the track, the drivers were able
to find a comfortable set-up and improve on their fastest
lap times within the large group of drivers so closely matched
in 1:18’s.
Takuma Sato
“It was an encouraging day. At the beginning we struggled
a lot with grip and tyre behaviour as the track was green
and dusty, so it was difficult to get a good lead from the
car because it was sliding a lot. The track improved quickly
so by the end of the first session we had a good idea of which
way we should go on car set-up. In the afternoon we built
up our programme step by step and by the end of the session
I believe we were in a comfortable position. However, we still
have quite a lot of work to do overnight and hopefully the
weather and track conditions remain the same for tomorrow.”
Anthony Davidson
“So it was an interesting day with the track changing
dramatically from the first session to where we ended up this
afternoon. The track was very dusty to begin with and everyone
was struggling for grip. We found a good balance in the car
from early on and just waited for the track to come to us,
which it did towards the end of the first session and in session
two. Overall, I'm very happy with today's work.”
Graham Taylor, Sporting Director
“Satisfied. The drivers did a good job, the engineers
ran through their structured plan and we obtained a lot of
information, but I think that overnight we need to unlock
exactly how we are going to manage the Bridgestone Potenza
tyres over this weekend.”
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