SAF1 TEAM 2007 US GRAND PRIX – RACE
ANTHONY DAVIDSON Car No: 23 (SA07-02)
Position 11 No: of Laps 72 Fastest Lap Time 1:14.066
TAKUMA SATO Car No: 22 (SA07-04)
Position DNF No: of Laps 13 Fastest Lap Time 1:16.680
T-Car SA02-03
Weather Hot with a clear sky (30.8% - 36.0% humidity range)
Air Temperature 35.2°C minimum, 36.6°C maximum
Track Temperature 46.2°C minimum, 57.8°C maximum
SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM driver Anthony Davidson drove a fantastic
race in the Indianapolis heat to take the chequered flag in
11th place, five positions higher than his starting grid position.
Unfortunately for Takuma his race ended prematurely on lap
13, but the team is happy with its overall result and progress
made over the 2007 US Grand Prix weekend.
Anthony Davidson
“It was an interesting race with the different speeds
of cars on the straights and round the corners with differing
wing levels. We opted to save the tyres by running a bit more
wing and it was such hard work to try and close the gap and
get a tow off the cars on the straight. There was a lot of
overtaking, with a chaotic first corner and ‘marbles’
all over the place. It was a fantastic race and I had really
good fun. I'm really pleased to finish another Grand Prix
and it is a great result for the team and for Honda. It was
a brilliant day.”
Takuma Sato
“I had a difficult start to the race and as a result
got overtaken by two cars. I avoided the incident at Turn
One and lap by lap I overtook people and made up a number
of positions. That was a good moment, but unfortunately, when
I got clear air and I really needed to push, I got on the
dirty side of the track and I went off at Turn Three. It wasn't
a great day for me, but hopefully we can start again in Europe
in a strong position.”
Aguri Suzuki, Team Principal
“This was always going to be a difficult weekend and
a very demanding race for us. But Anthony did a good job today
and Taku was just unlucky. Anthony's lap times were fast and
consistent. Overall it was a demanding weekend for the team
and we encountered a number of issues, but in the end Anthony
and the team did an extremely good job.”
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