Saturday, 21st June 2008

Jarno Trulli puts Toyota at the sharp end in French GP qualifying.

Toyota's senior chassis general manager Pascal Vasselon noted that the result was a big boost after the troubles in Canada two weeks ago.

"After our difficult qualifying session in Montreal to have a day like this is welcome. It's especially satisfying because we have come here with a major upgrade of the car, both aerodynamically and an evolution in the suspension," he continued. "So we are obviously very happy to see that has worked well

"Timo was struggling a bit yesterday but he and his engineer have done a good job since yesterday evening to bring him back up to the pace today.

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"Now we must prepare for a very hot race tomorrow. We are in very good position with both cars but the race will be all about tyre management. It will be very hot and Magny-Cours puts a high stress on the tyres.

"For now we have to thank all the people working at the factory who pushed through all the new parts that we have here. Their good efforts have been rewarded. Now we will work hard to convert this into a fitting tribute for [former boss] Ove Andersson tomorrow."

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