Japanese Grand Prix - First Qualifying
October 27, 1995

Mika Salo and Ukyo Katayama are satisfied today with their performances 
during the first qualifying session of the Japanese Grand Prix. Mika and 
Ukyo set the 12th (1 min 41.355 sec) and 13th fastest times (1 min 41.977 
sec).

Mika Salo: "The car feels much better on this type of circuit. It will be 
difficult to move up the grid tomorrow because there is quite a gap with the 
car in front. It is fantastic to race on such a beautiful circuit after all 
those Mickey Mouse tracks with chicanes everywhere. I started to enjoy it 
already going round on my moped yesterday. I enjoy being back here racing 
very much."

Ukyo Katayama: "I lost time on my best lap when I touched the downshift 
paddle by mistake just before the chicane. But overall we seem to be running 
better here than we have in recent races. Suzuka has always been my 
favourite Grand Prix circuit, along with Monza, so it's great to be here."

Harvey Postlethwaite, Managing Director - Engineering: "Both Ukyo and Mika 
drove well today, improving their lap times on each run. The lay out of the 
circuit suits the car better. We know we can still improve the balance of 
the car and we look forward to an even better grid position tomorrow."

Takaaki Kimura, Yamaha F1 Project Leader: "I am pleased with our results 
from this first qualifying session. Both drivers have done a good job and we 
have improved in comparison to Aida. There is still a gap that we must close 
between us and the front runners. Both cars will be fitted with new C-spec 
engines for tomorrow."