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

/noticias.info/ Jarno Trulli (Car 11, Chassis TF108-05)
Summary: Starting 4th, gained a place at the start and held 3rd position for the first stint. Rejoined in 8th but moved back up to 3rd after the first round of stops. After second pit stop fought hard to hold off Heikki Kovalainen's McLaren, taking Toyota's first podium finish for over two years.
Race Classification: 3rd (+28.250s)

Qualifying Classification: 5th
Lap Time: 1m 16.920s (+0.471s in Q3) Grid: 4th

"What a great result and a great weekend by the whole team. We were pushing really hard because we wanted to dedicate this result to Ove Andersson, who has done so much for Toyota Motorsport. Today was a great race, hard and tough. We had a good pace, even if we had to battle with some cars that were quicker than us. I had to fight really hard but that is what people should expect both from myself and from Toyota. When the rain came at the end I had to take care because it's always difficult to judge how bad it is when you're in front. But I got back into a rhythm and had a wheel-to-wheel fight with Heikki, just like in go-karts. The team made no mistakes this weekend, from the people in the factory who made the new parts on the car to the mechanics who did perfect pit stops today. There's still more to do but today we can be very satisfied. The team is doing a great job, the car is much more competitive and everyone is motivated. Things are moving on."

Timo Glock (Car 12, Chassis TF108-06)
Summary: From 8th on the grid, made a strong getaway and moved up two places. Ran as high as 3rd but suffered graining after first pit stop and lost ground. Battled well to bring the car home 11th.
Race Classification: 11th(+1 lap)

Qualifying Classification: 10th
Lap Time: 1m 17.596s (+1.147s in Q3) Grid: 8th

"That was a difficult day for me. I made a good start, the car felt good for the first stint and I was able to push hard. But after the pit stop I struggled to maintain the same pace because I had some tyre graining and I then had major understeer. That meant the car was sliding around for much of the race. It didn't work out for us in terms of strategy either. I lost ground at each of the pit stops and in the end we just dropped out of the points. Still it's great for Jarno to take third place and the podium, a perfect result for him and the team. We have clearly made progress since the last test and our pace means I am determined to come away with better results in the coming races."

John Howett - Toyota Motorsport President

"This is a fantastic day for everyone involved with Toyota Motorsport. It was our first podium for a long time so we dedicate it to Ove Andersson, who did so much for the team and will be greatly missed. Congratulations to everyone involved both at the factory and in the race and test teams who have worked hard to improve the car. We had a good test in Barcelona last week and today Jarno did a phenomenal job. It was an incredible battle in the closing laps but Jarno's very experienced and it was a clean fight, which was good to see. When it started to rain he had to be cautious but he did a fine job to keep Kovalainen behind. It was an encouraging weekend for Timo too, who did well in qualifying but was unlucky with traffic today. He suffered with understeer compared to Jarno so we will have to investigate that. Both cars also made excellent starts from the dirty side of the grid so we hope that can continue. Of course we must now keep pushing really hard because our pace is still not matching the front-runners but we can be hugely satisfied with this result."

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time Gap Kph Best Lap
1 2 F. Massa Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 70 1:31:50.245 - 201.608 1:16.729 20
2 1 K. Raikkonen Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 70 1:32:08.229 17.984 200.952 1:16.630 16
3 11 J. Trulli Panasonic Toyota Racing 70 1:32:18.495 28.250 200.579 1:17.567 12
4 23 H. Kovalainen Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 70 1:32:19.174 28.929 200.555 1:17.134 46
5 4 R. Kubica BMW Sauber F1 Team 70 1:32:20.757 30.512 200.497 1:17.172 16
6 10 M. Webber Red Bull Racing 70 1:32:30.549 40.304 200.144 1:17.507 22
7 6 N. Piquet Jr. ING Renault F1 Team 70 1:32:31.278 41.033 200.117 1:17.758 24
8 5 F. Alonso ING Renault F1 Team 70 1:32:33.617 43.372 200.033 1:17.641 39
9 9 D. Coulthard Red Bull Racing 70 1:32:41.317 51.072 199.756 1:17.818 23
10 22 L. Hamilton Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 70 1:32:44.766 54.521 199.632 1:17.453 40
11 12 T. Glock Panasonic Toyota Racing 70 1:32:47.983 57.738 199.517 1:17.836 45
12 15 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 70 1:32:48.310 58.065 199.505 1:17.760 36
13 3 N. Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1 Team 70 1:32:52.324 62.079 199.361 1:17.716 46
14 17 R. Barrichello Honda Racing F1 Team 69 1:32:05.471 1 LAP 198.178 1:17.969 54
15 8 K. Nakajima AT&T Williams 69 1:32:08.926 1 LAP 198.054 1:18.054 60
16 7 N. Rosberg AT&T Williams 69 1:32:09.617 1 LAP 198.029 1:18.311 38
17 14 S, Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 69 1:32:10.274 1 LAP 198.006 1:18.216 28
18 21 G. Fisichella Force India Formula One Team 69 1:32:37.032 1 LAP 197.053 1:18.557 53
19 20 A. Sutil Force India Formula One Team 69 1:32:57.001 1 LAP 196.347 1:18.462 41

Not Classified DNF : Did Not Finish　
16 J. Button Honda Racing F1 Team 16 23:01.103 DNF 183.484 1:20.876 15 notas_de_prensa_archivo