2007 BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX – FREE PRACTICE & QUALIFYING
TAKUMA SATO Car 22 (SA07-02)
FP3 Position 18 Fastest Lap Time 1:13.331
QUALIFYING Grid Position 18 Lap Time 1:14.098
ANTHONY DAVIDSON Car 23 (SA07-03)
FP3 Position 17 Fastest Lap Time 1:13.299
QUALIFYING Grid Position 20 Lap Time 1:14.596
T-Car SA07-04
Weather Clear sky and warm temperatures (44.3%-59.4% humidity
- morning)
Air Temperature 27.0°C minimum, 30.3°C maximum (morning)
Track Temperature 48.4°C minimum, 55.2°C maximum
(morning)
After an extremely close Qualifying session, where only 0.04
second separated Takuma and Q2 on the timesheet during Q1
this afternoon, SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM drivers Takuma Sato and
Anthony Davidson will start tomorrow’s season finale,
the 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix, in 18th and 20th positions
respectively.
Takuma Sato
“It was a tough Qualifying. The track conditions changed
a lot since the first practice session and it was very slippery.
I had a lot of slide, but I think everyone seemed to be struggling
under the conditions. The first run was relatively good and
I was expecting to improve, but unfortunately I had traffic
on the out lap and then could not get the best out of our
preparations for the timed lap. I couldn’t improve on
the second run and I missed Q2 by only a few hundredths, which
is a big shame. I would like to say well done to the whole
team. It has been a tough season and we really wanted to get
into Q2 today, but nevertheless it was a good result from
all of us.”
Anthony Davidson
“It was a difficult Qualifying session. The track had
changed quite a lot from FP3 to Qualifying and the car lost
all its balance. I struggled to get a first lap together and
then on my second lap, when I was getting faster, I got a
bit of traffic towards the end of the lap and couldn’t
go quicker than my first time. It is a shame, but I doubt
that Q2 was possible today anyway due to these conditions.”
Graham Taylor, Sporting Director
“Following a difficult Friday we made some progress
this morning. The grip in the track came up and both cars
were starting to get the semblance of a balance. But the track
changed completely between FP3 and Qualifying and the boys
found it very difficult and slick. It is a shame to finish
the year on what we can now class as a poor Qualifying position,
but I think that the team as a whole did a good job and we
look forward to a dry race tomorrow following the two wet
events we have had.”
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