SAF1 TEAM 2007 MONACO GRAND PRIX – FREE PRACTICE
TAKUMA SATO Car 22 (SA07-04)
FP1 Position 14 Fastest Lap Time 1:19.203
FP2 Position 13 Fastest Lap Time 1:17.459
ANTHONY DAVIDSON Car 23 (SA07-03)
FP1 Position 18 Fastest Lap Time 1:19.337
FP2 Position 19 Fastest Lap Time 1:18.328
T-Car SA07-02
Weather Hot with a clear sky (33.7-50.8% humidity)
Air Temperature 29.1°C minimum, 32.3°C maximum
Track Temperature 29.3°C minimum, 54.3°C maximum
The SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM made an encouraging start to its
Monaco Grand Prix weekend today. Under a clear, blue sky in
the Principality, race drivers Takuma Sato and Anthony Davidson
made good progress with the SA07 this morning. Anthony’s
session was cut short in the afternoon, however Takuma was
able to complete a longer run and collect some valuable data.
Takuma Sato
“I think that it was a good test day, a normal Thursday
in Monaco. The track evolution was dramatic from the morning
to afternoon. The tyres’ performance during the morning
session was not as expected, so we made a change for the afternoon.
The track improved in the afternoon as more rubber was put
down and I got a very different feeling from the car. In the
end I think that we have a very good idea of what the car
will be like this weekend, but we shall have to see about
the weather as we there may potentially be rain. The car shows
good reliability so I was able to complete a lot of laps and
a long run, so we shall take a look at the data tomorrow and
hope that we have a strong session on Saturday.”
Anthony Davidson
“It is a frustrating day when you finish kissing the
barrier at Turn One. I was really flying up to that point,
felt very confident in the car and was beginning to build
up speed lap after lap and was starting on a long run. But
at least we had already found a good balance in the car, so
I'm confident for the rest of the weekend.”
Graham Taylor, Sporting Director
“Thursday in Monaco is always tough. The circuit was
particularly green this morning and in these conditions it
is difficult to get a good balance in the car. We made some
progress this afternoon and it's obviously disappointing that
Anthony went off at Turn One, but we still managed to gather
some good data. Taku completed a good long run and now we
have Friday to analyse how we are going to move forward on
Saturday.”
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