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UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX - DAY 1 - English/American/Italian

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2006 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX - FRIDAY 30/06/06

ONCE UPON






A TIME IN






AMERICA







Scott Speed: "There aren't so many corners here, but it's proving to be a complicated circuit as the car handles
quite badly, as we have to take off all the aerodynamics to get speed down the straight. So it's very important to get
the  mechanical  balance  right  as  that's  what  you  are  relying  on  in  the  infield.  The  track  is  a  bit  dirty  today  so
finding the right balance is difficult. We have entry instability and we have mid-corner understeer."
Best lap 1.13.688, pos.11th)

Tonio Liuzzi: "This is my first time at this circuit so I'm sure there is still a lot to come. The car seems to behave
pretty well and we tried a lot of things for the race. I am quite happy with the way it's handling. Basically we had
two good sessions and covered a lot of work. Sorry, got to go - Italy's playing!"
(Best lap 1.13.735, pos. 14th)


Neel Jani: "I am very happy with the way today went as we seem to have really good pace, even when staying on
just one set of tyres this morning. In the afternoon, we did a race simulation and even in this situation I had really
good lap times and the car felt good too. We did not need to make major changes, just adapting it to the changing
grip levels."
(Best lap 1.13.946, pos. 17th)


2006 AMERICAN GRAND PRIX - FRIDAY 30/06/06

ONE TIME






IN DA






US OF A







Scott "Jack Slow" Speed: "Hell, there's a heck of a lotta turns here compared to Nascar! An you know what? You
don't just go left, you go right too! You gotta lift off the gas and use the brake. I'm draggin' my arse on the last
turn and I can see da wood flying down the back."
(Best lap 1.13.688, pos.11th)

Tonio Liuzzi: "Heck, my car's real loose but sometimes I get lots of push too. So I'm real confused and whoa I
had a big bobble down the straightaway. Can I go watch the game now cos those awesome Eyetalian dudes are
going to kick some Ukraine  butt today.
(Best lap 1.13.735, pos. 14th)


Neel  Jani:  "I  am  a  very  serious  Swiss  racing  driver  looking  for  a  permanent  seat  in  F1.  I  cannot  contemplate
endorsing this childish attempt at humour. If you believe that you'll believe anything.
(Best lap 1.13.946, pos. 17th)


GRAN PREMIO DEGLI STATI UNITI 2006 - Venerdì 30/06/06
C'ERA UNA






VOLTA IN






AMERICA







Scott  Speed:  "Non  ci  sono  troppe  curve  qui,  ma  è  comunque  una  pista  complicata,  anche  perché  la
maneggevolezza   della   macchina   non   è   eccezionale,   dato   che   abbiamo   scaricato   completamente
l'aerodinamica per poter avere una buona velocità in rettilineo. E' molto importante conservare un buon
bilanciamento aerodinamico perché ce n'è bisogno nella parte interna del tracciato. Tra l'altro la pista era
abbastanza sporca oggi, per cui trovare la messa a punto ideale era abbastanza difficile. Abbiamo dovuto
vedercela con una certa instabilità e nelle curve medio-veloci avevamo sottosterzo".
(Miglior giro:  1'13''688, pos. 11°)

Tonio Liuzzi: "E' la prima volta per me su questo circuito, per cui sono sicuro che c'è ancora molto da
migliorare.  La  macchina  sembra  comportarsi  abbastanza  bene,  e  dobbiamo  provare  molte  cose  in  vista
della gara. Siamo abbastanza contenti della sua maneggevolezza. Abbiamo disputato due buone sessioni,
e svolto un bel po' di lavoro. Scusatemi ma adesso devo andare: sta giocando l'Italia".
(Miglior giro:  1'13''735, pos. 14°)

Neel Jani: "Sono molto contento per come è andata oggi. Sembra che abbiamo veramente un buon passo
pur  avendo  utilizzato  un  solo  treno  di  gomme,  stamattina.  Nel  pomeriggio,  abbiamo  effettuato  una
simulazione di gara e nonostante questo ho staccato tempi competitivi e la macchina mi sembrava a posto.
Non  ho  avuto  bisogno  di  effettuare  molti  cambiamenti,  ma  solo  di  adattarci  all'evolvere  del  livello  di
aderenza".
(Miglior giro: 1'13''946, pos. 17°)

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