Super Aguri downplay Friday performance

Briton Anthony Davidson and Japanese Takuma Sato finished as 11th and 13th quickest respectively in their first outing with the new Honda-powered SA07 car unveiled only last Wednesday.

Significantly, the Super Aguri duo finished ahead of the works Honda drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello.

Taylor, however, was quick to play down their showing, as he believes their real pace is not so strong.

The team were nonetheless pleased with their day's work.

"During the morning we obtained some good information and we feel that we were on the circuit at the right time," said Taylor. "We understand the crossover point between the wet and dry tyre now in case the weather is changeable in qualifying or the race.

"This afternoon we had an excellent session and the two drivers looked very competitive with each other. The car did not have a great balance at the beginning of the afternoon, but both drivers and their Race Engineers worked to find a much better balance by the end of the session.

"Both cars could do what looks like very competitive times, but I think that we're showing ourselves to be in higher positions than we really are because of the decisions we made to accommodate for the green track.

"We are, however, very pleased. It feels a lot more cohesive than we did last year; we've got a lot more tools that we're able to employ from an engineering and preparation point of view."