SAF1 TEAM 2008 SPANISH GRAND PRIX – FREE PRACTICE
& QUALIFYING
Circuit de Cataluña, Montmelo, Spain
TAKUMA SATO Car 18 (SA08A-06)
FP3 Position 20 No: of Laps 16 Fastest Lap Time 1:23.726
QUALIFYING Position 22 No: of Laps 9 Fastest Lap Time 1:23.496
ANTHONY DAVIDSON Car 19 (SA08A-05)
FP3 Position 21 No: of Laps 15 Fastest Lap Time 1:23.921
QUALIFYING Position 21 No: of Laps 9 Fastest Lap Time 1:23.318
Weather Warm and sunny (31.0-47.5% day relative humidity)
Air Temperature 21.4-24.3°C (day min-max)
Track Temperature 27.8-40.3°C (day min-max)
The work undertaken by the SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM overnight
produced improved performance results for today’s Qualifying
session. During Free Practice this morning, Takuma Sato and
Anthony Davidson made steady progress on the set-ups of their
SA08A’s and were able to find better balance for the
afternoon’s running during Qualifying.
Takuma Sato
“I think we made some improvement from yesterday. The
first and second runs in Qualifying seemed to be getting better
all the time, but I was surprised that on the very last run
there was a change in balance and I had understeer. I then
couldn’t improve my time as much as I wanted as it wasn’t
the cleanest lap. Overall we did make the right progress,
so it was quite a good day.”
Anthony Davidson
“Today was quite an tough Qualifying for everyone in
the team. The boys did a great job; I put a great lap together
and I’m very proud of everyone and the job we have done
all week. The car had quite a good balance, as good as it
could be for Qualifying, and I would like to personally thank
my engineer Richard Lane for doing such a great job all weekend”
Graham Taylor, Sporting Director
“It was actually quite a good Saturday for us. The
cars ran reliably and the team went about their business in
the normal manner. Anthony found the best balance for his
last run in Qualifying, whilst Takuma just lost out. The Super
Aguri F1 Team once again showed determination by being even
closer to our next opponent than in Bahrain. We are all looking
forward to racing tomorrow.”
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