"Scott Andrew Speed" is an American race car driver. Formerly a driver for the Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 team, he made his Formula One race debut at the 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix; becoming the first American to race in F1 since Michael Andretti in 1993. Speed later turned his career towards stock car racing; specifically NASCAR, where he has driven for Red Bull Racing Team, Whitney Motorsports, and Leavine Family Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. He currently races in the Global RallyCross Championship for Andretti Autosport.

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We did a new tire run at the end of practice, but unfortunately I was held up a little bit by Jacques [Villeneuve of Sauber]. I was very pleased with the performance of the car.

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It is a tremendous honor to be called onboard by Rick to lead A1 Team USA into Brands Hatch. I am very excited to carry the American flag into competition and will do my best to represent the U.S.

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Naturally, I want to show up well against my teammate.

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We had to replace a rear shock on the car, ... The car was getting faster as qualifying went on but we just ran out of time.

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It definitely has less horsepower and has a different power band. It's going to require a different driving style, carrying more speed through the corners as you feel the difference when you drive out of them.

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I was very happy with our early progress today, we were able to move up from 17th place into fifth and I was making a move to pass two cars ahead of me. Something happened where they collided and I was unable to avoid their collision. The damage to our nose cone was too extensive to continue. It's a real shame as I was very confident we could succeed today.

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Fortunately, we have great tires for this type of race. The surface of these slick Cooper A1 tires can become almost gel-like with the high track temperatures, and the way that they 'squash' into the track surfaces really helps with grip and cornering.

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We're very excited about the new car.

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Every track has its unique challenges, but Circuito Estoril is one of the most difficult tracks because it is physically grueling, both for your tires and yourself as a driver.

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