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Q&A: Luca Marmorini (Toyota).

Tuesday, 22nd April 2008

Technical insight with Toyota's senior engine general manager, Luca Marmorini ahead of this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix.

LM:
It is dependent a lot more on driver skill. We can use a special launch map with less engine response at low throttle openings, so the driver can better control the wheelspin, but we have to use this map for 90 seconds so it cannot be too extreme, otherwise you risk spinning on the first lap. Full throttle means full throttle and you cannot chop it. If you make a throttle map that is very gentle initially and then very harsh, it would be risky on the first lap when the driver is fighting for position. The emphasis has to be not only on launch but also on first-lap performance - you don't want him spinning when he gets to a hairpin, for example. The regulation is designed so that you cannot help the driver too much with the special launch map.

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