Flu hit Davidson finishes

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Flu hit Davidson finishes

Anthony Davidson (GBR) Super Aguri SA07, Malaysian F1 Grand Prix, Sepang, Malaysia, 6-8th, April 2007

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Britain's Anthony Davidson notched up his second finish of the season in Malaysia on Sunday, despite feeling less than 100 percent after having to cope with the 'flu.

The Super Aguri man eventually brought his car home in 16th place overall and while the searing heat and extreme humidity at the Sepang International Circuit hardly helped his condition, Davidson was nevertheless happy with his efforts.

"It was a tough race for me after fighting off the 'flu all week. I knew it wasn't going to be easy, but I'm happy that I got to the end," he reflected. "I kept it clean this time on the first lap and got a good start and a really good first lap.

"But then I struggled with the car balance in the first stint especially and I got a lot of understeer following other cars, so that's something to work on. There was a surprisingly low grip level throughout the whole race and it never really came up for me so I found that a struggle.

"I still made a few rookie errors, but they can be ironed out and today's result is definitely a lot more positive than 2 weeks ago, so I'm feeling quite happy with my day's work."

Davidson's team-mate, Takuma Sato also finished, albeit slightly higher up the leaderboard in 13th. However, he did not have any particular issues with the balance with the SA07, his own problems coming at the start of the race.

"I made a good start but there was so much going on," he explained. "A lot of cars were side-by-side going into Turn One and Turn Two and in the concertina my front nose was damaged and my performance was compromised.

"Into Turn Four I went side-by-side with the Toro Rossos and I was left with nowhere to go, so I was pushed off onto the gravel and I lost a lot of places. I overtook some cars, which was an exciting moment, and then I was having a good race.

"We then lost a few seconds in the second pit-stop, so I believe that we could have finished in a higher position, however, I think it was a positive result."