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FORMULA 1 - TOYOTA: Malaysian Grand Prix – Race Round-Up

/noticias.info/ Jarno Trulli (Car 11, Chassis TF108-02)
Summary: Strong pace throughout, holding off Lewis Hamilton en route to five points
Race Classification: 4th(+45.832s)

Qualifying Classification: 5th
Lap Time: 1m 36.711s (+0.963s in Q3) Grid: 3rd

“It’s nice to be back in the points after such a strong race. I’m especially happy for the team both here and in Cologne. This result is mainly down to their work over the winter and I dedicate it to them. I had a difficult first corner when I lost grip, ran wide and touched Nick Heidfeld, losing a bit of ground. But after that I was able to keep up with the McLarens. Then we made it past Mark Webber as the team did a good job at the pit stops. At the end it was a great fight with Lewis Hamilton and we were pushing each other hard. He was obviously slightly quicker than me but I gave 100 percent and thanks to the team’s good job and the trouble-free weekend we took fourth. I just hope we can carry on improving the performance of the car, because as I mentioned at the end of winter testing we are looking strong. With Toyota’s potential we can bounce back to the 2005 level already this year.”

Timo Glock (Car 12, Chassis TF108-01)
Summary: Hit from behind on the first lap, breaking his rear suspension
Race Classification: DNF

Qualifying Classification: 10th
Lap Time: 1m 39.656s (+3.908s in Q3) Grid: 10th

“Unfortunately that was a short afternoon’s work. The start wasn’t perfect, we had a bit too much wheelspin and I made contact with someone but I could continue okay. Then at turn 14 I was hit from behind by Nico Rosberg. When I looked in the mirror he was further back so I didn’t expect him to try to overtake where he did. Then when I turned in he hit me on the rear right, breaking my rear suspension and putting me out of the race. Again we had qualified well so this is a pity. Now we will just have to hope for better fortunes in Bahrain.”

Tadashi Yamashina - Team Principal

“This completely makes up for the disappointment of Australia. Everyone at the team is so happy with this result after such a good race. The last stint fight with Hamilton was exactly the kind of battle that I like so I really want to thank Jarno for an excellent performance. He lost ground when he was sandwiched into the first corner but then he was quick throughout and the fuel strategy and pit stops were perfect. Unfortunately Timo’s car was hit on the first lap, breaking an element of his rear suspension, but that’s racing. Next time he will make it to a better position as well. Now we head to Bahrain looking to keep up this momentum. We will try to get both cars into Q3 and then aim to fight with the top teams again.”

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time Gap Kph Best Lap
1 1 K. Raikkonen Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 56 1:31:18.555 - 203.971 1:35.405 37
2 4 R. Kubica BMW Sauber F1 Team 56 1:31:38.125 19.570 203.245 1:35.921 39
3 23 H. Kovalainen Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 56 1:31:57.005 38.450 202.549 1:35.922 19
4 11 J. Trulli Panasonic Toyota Racing 56 1:32:04.387 45.832 202.279 1:36.068 53
5 22 L. Hamilton Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 56 1:32:05.103 46.548 202.253 1:35.462 53
6 3 N. Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1 Team 56 1:32:08.388 49.833 202.132 1:35.366 55
7 10 M. Webber Red Bull Racing 56 1:32:26.685 68.130 201.466 1:36.696 53
8 5 F. Alonso ING Renault F1 Team 56 1:32:28.596 70.041 201.396 1:36.288 40
9 9 D. Coulthard Red Bull Racing 56 1:32:34.775 76.220 201.172 1:36.206 55
10 16 J. Button Honda Racing F1 Team 56 1:32:44.769 86.214 200.811 1:35.715 56
11 6 N. Piquet Jr. ING Renault F1 Team 56 1:32:50.757 92.202 200.595 1:36.956 52
12 21 G. Fisichella Force India Formula One Team 55 1:31:49.648 1 LAP 199.198 1:36.962 52
13 17 R. Barrichello Honda Racing F1 Team 56 1:31:52.069 1 LAP 199.111 1:36.693 55
14 7 N. Rosberg AT&T Williams 55 1:32:01.227 1 LAP 198.780 1:36.782 55
15 19 A. Davidson Super Aguri F1 Team 55 1:32:49.328 1 LAP 197.063 1:38.171 55
16 18 T. Sato Super Aguri F1 Team 54 1:31:26.134 2 LAPS 196.415 1:38.504 53
17 8 K. Nakajima AT&T Williams 54 1:31:37.131 2 LAPS 196.022 1:37.711 19

Not Classified DNF : Did Not Finish　
15 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 39 1:04:56.494 DNF 199.727 1:36.870 37
2 F. Massa Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 30 48:59.371 DNF 203.663 1:35.914 15
20 A. Sutil Force India Formula One Team 5 8:38.801 DNF 192.316 1:40.330 3
12 T. Glock Panasonic Toyota Racing 1 2:50.790 DNF 116.838 - -
14 S, Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 0 - DNF - - - notas_de_prensa_archivo