Takuma Sato takes 12th place at the flag for the Brazilian Grand Prix, the last race of a strong 2007 season for the Super Aguri F1 team. He will be classified 17th in the driver standings with a total of four points.

　 “ It was a tough, but exciting race. I did not get a great start off the line, but into turns one, two and three I was side by side and overtaking lots of people, in fact the whole lap was full of exciting moments and I really enjoyed it. I then started to struggle with the balance and pace, but I think that we had done everything we could and it was a tough race for the team. It has been a fantastic season and we have achieved so many things. Our result has been a great achievement. I would like to thank the whole team, the factory back in Leafield and our colleagues at Honda, our sponsors and fans for all of their hard work and support. ”

　 After an extremely close Qualifying session, where only 0.04 second separated Takuma and Q2 on the timesheet during Q1 this afternoon. Takuma will start tomorrow’s season finale, the 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix, in 18th.

　 “ 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. ”

　 At a cold and damp Interlagos circuit the Super Aguri F1 team commenced the final Grand Prix race weekend of the 2007 Formula One season. It was not the start that Takuma was hoping for, but he is confident of an improvement tomorrow.

　 “ It was a busy but not an easy day. We evaluated the different downforce levels with the new rear wing and worked through the tyre test, but we experienced so many different conditions that it was not possible to complete the tyre programme. We need to analyse the data tonight to improve our performance and also hope for more stable conditions tomorrow. ”