Speed, Webber "meet" at Montreal

By Andrew Cutler
June 9 2007

The Scuderia Toro Rosso squad came to Montreal with new wings for the car, looking for more speed. Wether or not they were happy with the results at this early stage in unknown, but they probably are not too happy with a certian driver from their "sister" squad right about now!

Despite suffering from a couple of mechanical gremlins, Vitantonio Liuzzi posted the 14th best time on Friday with a lap at 1:18.493. "In one way I am happy because the car went well and feels well balanced so I had high hopes. But on the other hand things didn't go well as I had to stop in both sessions with a broken gearbox. This is without a doubt the main problem we have to sort out this weekend. At the end of the day, we suffered because we were unable to do many laps, especially in the form of a long run, but in any case I am optimistic because I was still able to see the potential of the car."

Scott Speed would post the 16th best time with a 1:18.602. His day would come to a rather dramatic end when he "got togeather" with Mark Webber in the closing minutes of the second session. "The track was very slippery today, but that's always the case here and on top of that, we are running very low downforce so I think that when the track develops some grip it will benefit us. At the end of the session, for some reason I don't understand, Mark (Webber) did the most strange thing I have seen since I've been in Formula One. I haven't been brake tested like that since my karting days. I'll be interested to see what Mark has to say about that!”
 

The Race Stewards called both drivers to their office to "explain" the incident first-hand. As of yet, there is no word on wether or not any penalties will be asessed as a result.