Mixed Fortunes at the Monaco Roulette Wheel

By Scuderia Toro Rosso
May 26 2007

Scott Speed and Vitantonio Liuzzi would both have highs and lows during the Saturday track action in Monaco. Tonio would struggle in the rain-shortened morning pratice session, but come storming back to qualify a very impressive 12th for Sunday's race.

For Scott, the day would go in the opposite direction: fifth fastest in the practice session, his qualifying effort would fall apart in a tangle of mis-communications  and flamming brakes, leaving him to start from 18th place tomorrow.

Vitantonio Liuzzi, Toro Rosso (12th, 1m 16.703s):
“A good qualifying, but not so good this morning, when a radiator problem meant I did not do many laps and here in Monaco it is very important to do a lot of kilometers. Q1 went perfectly, but we could have done better in Q2. We made a set up change to the front wing and that affected the handling at the rear and this cost me time. But I am confident I can have a good race tomorrow.”

Scott Speed, Toro Rosso (18th, 1m 18.390s):
“Confusion in the pits cost me a lot today, as I got called into the weighbridge and then ended up coming into the garage just before Tonio arrived in the pit stop position. On top of that, my brakes were on fire when I came into the weighbridge. Just a bad day all round.”

 

Giorgio Ascenelli

"We tried to give the drivers as much time as possible on fresh rubber, but we made a mistake as our plan for Scott was compromised when he was called to the weighbridge. I think we should have sent him out again immediately, but we did not. The factory has worked hard for the past two weeks to get us something new that only arrived last night. Hard to tell wether it works or not, but it seems to have had a positive effect."