SAF1 TEAM 2007 MONACO GRAND PRIX – FREE PRACTICE &
QUALIFYING
TAKUMA SATO Car 22 (SA07-04)
FP3 Position 13 Fastest Lap Time 1:38.121
QUALIFYING Grid Position 21 Lap Time 1:18.554
ANTHONY DAVIDSON Car 23 (SA07-03)
FP3 Position 14 Fastest Lap Time 1:38.180
QUALIFYING Grid Position 17 Lap Time 1:18.250
T-Car SA07-02
Weather Warm, wet and muggy with high humidity (51.3-78.2%
humidity)
Air Temperature 23.2°C minimum, 26.6°C maximum
Track Temperature 26.1°C minimum, 31.7°C maximum
SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM experienced a difficult Saturday in Monaco.
During the morning rain made for a tricky third practice session
and although track conditions improved in the afternoon, the
Qualifying session did not run to plan for the team.
Takuma Sato
“Obviously the morning wet session made it difficult
for everybody, but at least we collected good data for running
in these conditions. Going into Qualifying, the first outing
was just a warm up and then in the second outing I caught
some traffic, so I wasn't able to do a relevant quick lap.
Then when I came back to the pit to prepare for the last Qualifying
lap our timing plan was incorrect and we couldn't make it
across the line for a third run, which was very disappointing.”
Anthony Davidson
“As was the case for everybody, we experienced really
difficult conditions today. The Qualifying session was quite
frantic and I feel that my side of the garage did a great
job in getting the car out there in a good space. It was unfortunate
to miss out on not getting a final run in as we wanted to
try and complete three runs because it looked like it could
rain at any moment. However, I don't feel anyone did anything
wrong, so I'm happy with what we did, it was just bad luck.”
Graham Taylor, Sporting Director
“The weather conditions this morning put a bit of a
spin on things. Both drivers did very well and we were in
the middle of the pack where we expected to be. Had it been
wet during Qualifying I think we would have been in good positions.
However, we bit off a little more than we could chew in Qualifying.
We let the drivers down with our timing; both Takuma and Anthony
failed to do a planned third run and it proves what I have
being saying that we are a young team, learning all the time.”
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