MONACO GRAND PRIX - DAY 2 - English/Italian

2006 MONACO GRAND PRIX - SATURDAY 27/05/06

Treize Rouge Impair*

*13 Red Odd, was a winning number at the Monaco Qualifying Roulette game today for
Tonio who recorded his best qualifying position of the season, while for Scott it was a Big
Casino in the other sense of the word, in that yet again Lady Luck deserted our driver.

Tonio Liuzzi: "It's fantastic because Monaco is such a special race and we came here really
motivated. At the beginning of the session I struggled a bit but then it got better in the second.
This is a great starting point for tomorrow and I'm really happy. It was hard out there: you
have to fight to avoid not only the traffic but also the walls. It's twice as hard as anywhere
else. I enjoyed this afternoon. I love Monaco because you need balls to go within millimetres
of the wall and that's what I love."
(Best lap 1.14.969, pos. 13th)

Scott  Speed:  "Montagny  blocked  me  for  my  first  two  laps  on  new tyres and after that, my
tyres were past their best and I was well off the pace with no chance of improving my time.
So coming in before that part of the session was over did not make any difference, because
Montagny was still in front of me. It's a shame because my pace was better than Tonio's at
one point and he ended up thirteenth. I've had horrible luck in qualifying this season, just the
worst. But well done to Tonio who did a great job today."
(Best lap 1.16.236, pos. 19th)