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Useful day for Super Aguri

Super Aguri enjoyed a successful Friday after completing its programme relatively problem-free and collecting useful data. British hopeful Anthony Davidson came 11th and 15th in the two sessions with Takuma Sato behind in 19th and 17th respectively.

Takuma Sato said: "It was a good test day. At the beginning of the first session the track was dusty and green, with very low grip, so we waited for half an hour for the track to improve before going out again. I then ran through most of the programme and we had a good morning. It was a busy session in the afternoon. We ran through our normal Friday routine and completed the back-to-back tyre programme, but unfortunately I had a small mechanical issue during running; there was a bit of rain and also, during my last quick lap, I encountered the yellow flag issue. But all-in-all I think that we have collected some important data today."

Anthony Davidson commented: "We just about avoided the rain at the end of session two and got through the whole programme. We found a nice balance with the car despite lots of wear on both sets of tyres. It's going to be interesting to see who can make them work the best throughout the rest of the weekend. I think we're fairly prepared for things to come, but we just worked through the normal Friday programme and got everything that we wanted to get done."

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