Indeed, it seems
Toyota is at the centre of the ‘silly season’ on the assumption that Schumacher, on the back of a dismal start to the 2007 season, would be heading out of the team.
Nonetheless, a strong qualifying effort in Hungary, followed by a feisty drive to keep
Fernando Alonso behind him for much of the race led to a sixth place finish, his best result of the season and equalling Trulli’s best at Indianapolis.
Together with a qualifying performance from the team that has seen both cars start inside the top ten for the last three races, Toyota once again look to be on a mid-season rise, with an equally good performance in Turkey now on their radar.
"Hungary was a very strong weekend for me and the team, with my best qualifying and race results of the season,” Schumacher said. “We looked really competitive and had a good result so I am now looking forward to building on that performance in Turkey.
“Our car seems to be reasonably competitive on different kinds of circuits so we are hopeful again for this weekend. It was important for the team to score points in Hungary and now we will aim to do that again in Turkey. I enjoyed the summer break but now I am ready to get back to racing."
Trulli meanwhile is currently experiencing something of a lean period, the Italian’s famous qualifying pace not being backed up by his equally infamous lacklustre race pace. Indeed, the Italian has not scored since Indianapolis, although Trulli has at least scored in Turkey before, claiming sixth in 2005.
"I am looking forward to the Turkish Grand Prix after a relaxing break with my family. In the end it was a disappointing weekend for me in Hungary because we showed a lot of potential in practice and early in qualifying, especially when I was 3rd in Q2, but we did not get the result we hoped for. We need to work hard to improve.
