“The start didn't go well,” the reigning GP2 champion confessed, “and on the way down to the first corner I lost two or three positions. Then a car crossed in front of me and damaged my front wing. That heavily affected the first stint as I lost some aero performance, and it meant we had the whole race in traffic.
“The car felt much better after we changed the nose at the pit-stop, but later on Coulthard came out in front of me and he was slow on his out-lap. He left me a bit of space and then closed it and I crashed into him. It destroyed my front wing again and that was it.”
Tadashi Yamashima insisted the mistakes that led to Trulli's misfortune late on must not be allowed to be repeated, as
Toyota seek to get back on terms with both
Renault and
Red Bull Racing in Istanbul next time out, having seemingly been leapfrogged by both during the pre-European break.
“This fourth race weekend has been tough from the beginning in Friday practice through qualifying to the race,” the big budget Japanese manufacturer's team principal acknowledged. “Still, everybody worked hard and did their best – including the drivers – and we were heading for a very strong result. Then one error cost us.
“After Timo's collision there was confusion between the cars and Jarno received the wrong message, so we must analyse what happened and make sure we avoid this mistake in the future. At the next race we will do our best again and hope for a better result.”
