This was a chaotic and confusing race. We hoped to exploit the unusual weather conditions but this year, it seems that even the luck that can be a fundamental part of motor racing will not come our way. Maybe we have had too much of it in the past few years, but I hope we can now get back in credit on this score as quickly as possible. At the start of the race, Michael was a front runner, while Rubens who had started from further back, was struggling a bit. When the Safety Car came, out we tried to gamble on dry tyres on Michael's car, but very quickly, he realised the car was impossible to drive in these conditions. So another stop was needed to go back to rain tyres, but Michael's race lasted just one more lap, when he was hit by Sato in the braking area for La Source. This meant all our hopes rested with Rubens, who had moved into the points by this stage. His race was going normally, but when his rain tyres began to go off significantly, he had to pit again to fit dry ones with just a few laps remaining. The time he lost doing this and in getting the dry tyres up to temperature cost him fourth place.
Quotes about sato (4 Quotes)
It was the decision of then Prime Minister Eisaku Sato that Japan would pay (the 4 million) as long as Okinawa would be returned.
At tonight's show , which starts at 7 p.m., DeGarmo will perform along with gymnasts Carly Patterson and Paul Hamm and skaters Brian Boitano, Elvis Stojko, Yuka Sato and Michael Weiss. Tickets start at 20, and are still available. (Info www.gwinnettcenter.com or 404-249-6400). It's a family-oriented show, ... Anybody of any age can come. All the skaters and gymnasts are really great.
Takuma Sato has been an extremely valuable and much-liked member of our team for four years in the roles of test driver, third driver and, latterly, race driver. He has made an enormous contribution to BAR Honda's development. Takuma's current contract reaches its conclusion at the end of 2005 but BAR Honda is in discussions with Takuma and his management regarding possibilities for the future.