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Australian GP
Malaysian GP
Bahrain GP
Spanish GP
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Q&A with Anthony...
7 May 2008

Q: Ant, what was your initial reaction when you heard the news about the team?

Anthony Davidson: It wasn't a complete shock as we have all known how difficult things have been, but I'm obviously really disappointed that the team is unable to see out the rest of the season and beyond, and gutted not just for myself but for all the guys at the factory who have worked so hard.


Q: Have you spoken to the team since the news broke?

AD: Yes, I spoke to my engineer and a few people at the team this morning, and I have been at the factory in Leafield today.


Q: Looking over your time at the team, what have been the best moments, and the worst, other than our recent news?

AD: There have been a lot of good moments - being on the grid in Melbourne for the first time last year having waited so long for a race drive, and some very strong qualifying performances would be among my favourites. The worst moment was hearing that the team was withdrawing, and of course the infamous ground hog which cost me a top five result...


Q: What do you think made SAF1 TEAM so special?

AD: It was a small team, but with a lot of passion. The team has always worked incredibly hard, and I think this year the guys showed great dedication and loyalty to keep fighting especially given the uncertainty over the future.


Q: What is in store for you now?

AD: After several years as a test driver in F1 I’m glad that I had the chance to show that I can race and to prove my speed, and I’m grateful to the team and Honda for the opportunity. Although it's a difficult time of the year to find an alternative option as most plans are finalised and the season is well underway, I’m glad I took the opportunity to compete again this year and strongly believe that I have unfinished business in Formula One.


Q: And finally Ant, SAF1 Team fans in their thousands have sent messages of good will and support to the team in Leafield. Do you have a message for the SAF1 Team fans around the world?

AD: The SAF1 TEAM fans have always been brilliant and I would like to thank them for their incredible support. The many messages that we have received have been very much appreciated.

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2008 SPANISH GRAND PRIX - 27 April 2008
Barcelona
Spain


Anthony Davidson (GBR) Super Aguri F1 SA08A leaves team mate Takuma Sato (JPN) Super Aguri F1 SA08A. Formula One World Championship, Rd 4, Spanish Grand Prix, Race, Barcelona, Spain, Sunday 27 April 2008.
(Images: SAF1)

Anthony Davidson Car 19 (SA08A-05)
Position DNF No: of Laps 8 Fastest Lap Time 1:26.864 (lap 6)
Weather Warm and dry (28.3-40.2% day relative humidity) Air Temperature 22.4-24.2°C (day min-max) Track Temperature 34.9-41.0°C (day min-max)

Super Aguri F1 Team experienced mixed fortunes at the 2008 Spanish Grand Prix today. Takuma Sato took the chequered flag in 13th position, the team's highest placing of the season to date, whilst Anthony Davidson was forced to retire his SA08A in the opening stages of the race due to an overheating issue resulting from a pierced water radiator.

Anthony Davidson: "It was a disappointing end to the weekend for me. After Piquet ran wide at the beginning of the race he dragged a lot of gravel on to the track and a stone from that then damaged my water radiator, putting me out of the race. I got a good start and felt comfortable in the car up to that point, so it is a shame to have retired so early, but I'd like to thank everyone in the team for their hard work and determination this weekend."

Aguri Suzuki, Team Principal: "It was a tough race with only just over half of the competitors crossing the finish line. Despite the fact that we did not attend the test here last week, both drivers and all the mechanics and engineers have done a great job today. I am sorry for Anthony as he retired due to damage to his radiator, but he did a great job at the start. Taku had a very good race in a difficult situation and came home in 13th position, which is our best result so far this season. It has been a difficult weekend for everybody in our team and I would like to thank our partners and the fans for their continued support."

Race
Pos. Driver Team Tires Time
1 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:38:19.051
2 F. Massa Ferrari + 3.228
3 L. Hamilton McLaren + 4.187
4 R. Kubica BMW + 5.694
5 M. Webber Red Bull + 35.938
6 J. Button Honda + 53.010
7 K. Nakajima Williams + 58.244
8 J. Trulli Toyota + 59.435
9 N. Heidfeld BMW + 1:03.073
10 G. Fisichella Force India F1 + 1 laps
11 T. Glock Toyota + 1 laps
12 D. Coulthard Red Bull + 1 laps
13 T. Sato Super Aguri + 1 laps
Did not finish
14 N. Rosberg Williams + 25 laps
15 F. Alonso Renault + 32 laps
16 R. Barrichello Honda + 32 laps
17 H. Kovalainen McLaren + 45 laps
18 A. Davidson Super Aguri + 58 laps
19 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso + 58 laps
20 N. Piquet jr. Renault + 59 laps
21 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso + 66 laps
22 A. Sutil Force India F1 + 66 laps





Bahrain Grand Prix - 6 April 2008
Bahrain International Circuit
Sakhir, Kingdom of Bahrain


Anthony, Super Aguri F1 SA08A, talks to ITV's Ted Kravitiz on the grid prior to the start of the Bahrain GP
(Images: SAF1)

Anthony Davidson
Car 19 (SA08A-05)
Position 16 No: of Laps 56 Fastest Lap Time 1:35.324 (lap 45)
Weather Warm and dry (19.8-25.8% day relative humidity) 
Air Temperature 28.0-30.1°C (day min-max) 
Track Temperature 34.2-39.7°C (day min-max)

Super Aguri F1 Team driver Anthony Davidson did exactly what the team had planned for this weekend and brought home his SA08A’s home to take the chequered flag at the 2008 Grand Prix of Bahrain in 16th positions.

Anthony Davidson: "“It was an enjoyable race today. To come home with another two-car finish is great for the team. I had a bit of traffic for the first two stints of the race, but then once that cleared I was able to get into a good rhythm. It was another strong race for me and I would like to thank the team for all their hard work this weekend.” 

Aguri Suzuki, Team Principal: “It was good for the team to have another two-car finish, but it is frustrating that we did not have more pace as the drivers did an excellent job. We have collected a good amount of data but shall have to work on improving our performance for the next grand prix in Barcelona.”

Race
Pos. Driver Team Time 
1 F. Massa Ferrari 1:31:06.970 
2 K. Räikkönen Ferrari + 3.339 
3 R. Kubica BMW + 4.998 
4 N. Heidfeld BMW + 8.409 
5 H. Kovalainen McLaren + 26.789 
6 J. Trulli Toyota + 41.314 
7 M. Webber Red Bull + 45.473 
8 N. Rosberg Williams + 55.889 
9 T. Glock Toyota + 1:09.500 
10 F. Alonso Renault + 1:17.181 
11 R. Barrichello Honda + 1:17.862 
12 G. Fisichella Force India F1 + 1 laps 
13 L. Hamilton McLaren + 1 laps 
14 K. Nakajima Williams + 1 laps 
15 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso + 1 laps 
16 A. Davidson Super Aguri + 1 laps 
17 T. Sato Super Aguri + 1 laps 
18 D. Coulthard Red Bull + 1 laps 
19 A. Sutil Force India F1 + 2 laps 
Did not finish 
20 N. Piquet jr. Renault + 16 laps 
21 J. Button Honda + 37 laps 
22 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso + 57 laps





Grand Prix of Malaysia - 23 March 2008
Sepang Circuit, Malaysia


Anthony, Super Aguri F1 SA08A, follows team-mate, Malaysian GP
(Images: SAF1)

Anthony Davidson
Car 19 (SA08A-05)
Position 15 No: of Laps 55 Fastest Lap Time 1:38.171 (lap 55)
Weather Hot and humid (66.7-72.9% day relative humidity) 
Air Temperature 30.1-31.0°C (day min-max) 
Track Temperature 38.6-46.7°C (day min-max)

Super Aguri F1 Team driver, Anthony, endured extremely hot and humid weather conditions to bring the car home at the end of the 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix in 15th position. 

Anthony: “It was a good race for the team, and me, today. It was great to do my first full distance race since Brazil and I think it went well. The boys did an excellent job and the car ran reliably all the way through the race. There were no problems what so ever and the tyres worked well. I felt comfortable in the car and I could push whenever I wanted to improve the lap time. I just stayed out of trouble and brought the car home in a very respectable position for the situation that we are in at the moment.”

Aguri Suzuki, Team Principal: “I am very happy to have a two-car finish here in Malaysia because it is a very hot, humid and difficult race. The whole team has done an excellent job and for both cars to finish means that we have finally started the 2008 season."

Result:
Pos. Driver Team Time 
1 K. Raikkonen Ferrari 1:03:18.555 
2 R. Kubica BMW + 19.570 
3 H. Kovalainen McLaren + 38.450 
4 J. Trulli Toyota + 45.832 
5 L. Hamilton McLaren + 46.548 
6 N. Heidfeld BMW + 49.833 
7 M. Webber Red Bull + 1:08.130 
8 F. Alonso Renault + 1:10.041 
9 D. Coulthard Red Bull + 1:16.220 
10 J. Button Honda + 1:26.214 
11 N. Piquet jr. Renault + 1:32.202 
12 G. Fisichella Force India F1 + 1 laps 
13 R. Barrichello Honda + 1 laps 
14 N. Rosberg Williams + 1 laps 
15 A. Davidson Super Aguri + 1 laps 
16 T. Sato Super Aguri + 2 laps 
17 K. Nakajima Williams + 2 laps 
Did not finish 
18 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso + 16 laps 
19 F. Massa Ferrari + 26 laps 
20 A. Sutil Force India F1 + 50 laps 
21 T. Glock Toyota + 54 laps 
22 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso + 56 laps





Grand Prix of Australia - 16 March 2008
Melbourne


Anthony, Super Aguri F1 SA08A on the grid, Australian GP
(Images: SAF1)

Anthony Davidson
Car 19 (SA08A-05)
Position DNF No: of Laps 0 Fastest Lap Time -
Weather Hot, dry and sunny (10.5-12.1% day relative humidity)
Air Temperature 36.1-38.2°C (day min-max)
Track Temperature 46.6-51.6°C (day min-max)


The Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne today was not without incident for everyone out on the track. Super Aguri F1 Team driver Anthony endured dry and extremely hot weather conditions during what turned out to be an eventful inaugural race of the 2008 season. 

Anthony made a clean get-away, however at turn three on lap one he became sandwiched between two cars which came to an arrowhead in front of him. His race immediately came to an end when he had to retire to the pits.

Anthony Davidson: “It is disappointing to have an early retirement from the Australian Grand Prix. I am really frustrated that I couldn’t do the laps that I wanted to today and finish the race, as that was my main aim. We haven’t had much time in the car this weekend or in testing and it was really important to get that done today, so it is gutting not to have done that. I feel that through no fault of my own I was sandwiched between two cars, trying to avoid the inevitable. I tried to brake to get away from it and the cars right and left just rode over my front wheels, so there was no where for me to go.” 

Aguri Suzuki, Team Principal
“I would like to thank all my staff and drivers as I know that it was a very difficult winter period for the team. We are now here in Australia and although we have not completed enough pre-season testing, I think that everyone has done an excellent job this week, even though we had limited running in Friday’s practice, Qualifying and in the race. Anthony was very unlucky after the start. We did not finish both cars, but we are here, we have started the 2008 season and our fighting spirit has not diminished.” 

Result:
Pos. Driver Team Tires Time 
1 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:34:50.616 
2 N. Heidfeld BMW + 5.478 
3 N. Rosberg Williams + 8.163 
4 F. Alonso Renault + 17.181 
5 H. Kovalainen McLaren + 18.014 
6 K. Nakajima Williams + 1 laps 
Did not finish 
7 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso + 3 laps 
8 K. Raikkonen Ferrari + 5 laps 
9 R. Kubica BMW + 10 laps 
10 T. Glock Toyota + 14 laps 
11 T. Sato Super Aguri + 27 laps 
12 N. Piquet jr. Renault + 28 laps 
13 F. Massa Ferrari + 29 laps 
14 D. Coulthard Red Bull + 33 laps 
15 J. Trulli Toyota + 38 laps 
16 A. Sutil Force India F1 + 49 laps 
17 M. Webber Red Bull + 57 laps 
18 J. Button Honda + 57 laps 
19 A. Davidson Super Aguri + 58 laps 
20 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso + 58 laps 
21 G. Fisichella Force India F1 + 58 laps 
22 R. Barrichello Honda no time

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