○2004年第7戦ヨーロッパGP



プレビュー
"The Nurburgring is where I had my European racing debut in Formula Opel, so I have lots of good memories of the circuit. This is a great track for me, with some high-speed technical corners and I like the way the track goes up and down hill. The Monaco GP was very disappointing for me personally but we know that our pace and performance are at a very high level, so I am very much looking forward to returning to the Nurburgring this weekend."

プラクティスレポート
"We struggled a little to achieve the right balance today so we need to work on that for tomorrow. But we do not foresee any problems and will be spending a lot of time looking at tyre data from today's runs with all three cars. I hope that the track will improve tomorrow because we were struggling for grip throughout the day today. Overall I'm feeling quite positive about the weekend ahead."

クォリファイレポート
"Qualifying on the front row of the grid is a fantastic result. I'm so excited! Qualifying third in Spain was a great moment but I just wanted to keep improving from there and this is the next step. I'm thrilled with my lap because it felt very clean. The track has been changing a lot but for me the conditions were similar to my pre- qualifying run so I knew that I had a good lap in my grasp. Michael's lap was stunning but I didn't let it affect me. I just got on with the job and everything went well. Today's result is special in many ways and as everyone is pointing out, this is the first time I've qualified on the front row of the grid and that is fantastic for me. I really hope I can turn this into a strong podium finish in the race but I will focus on enjoying today for now."

公式記者会見 母国語でのコメント
佐藤 琢磨
「やりました。本当にフロントロー、すごく嬉しいです。今週末全てうまくフリープラクティスもやって、プレクォリファイでもすごく良い走りができて、今日本当にここ2番手で並べてすごく嬉しいです。モナコがほとんどレースができなかったので、明日は良いレースをして本当に決勝も頑張りたいと思っています。」

レースレポート
"I am extremely disappointed, ending the way I did with engine failure. Today the car was very strong and although I lost my position at the start, I regained it again at turn one. Throughout the race I was fighting all the time, and when I came out of my last pit stop on new tyres I had a lot of grip and felt confident that I could challenge Rubens in the Ferrari, but I saw the opportunity to get past Rubens but unfortunately we touched. At least I had a strong race, the pace of the car was good and it could have been a very good result for me. Now we have to look forward. I am expecting a good test at Silverstone and am looking forward to Montreal and Indianapolis."


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