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Today's Weather: Sunny and dry, air 29-32°C, track 43-49°C
Constructors' Championship Points: 35 (4th)
Drivers' Championship Points: Jarno Trulli 22 (7th) Timo Glock 13 (10th)
Timo Glock (Car 12, Chassis TF108-06)
Summary: From 5th, he made a strong getaway and gained a place into the first corner.
Ran comfortably in 4th place for the second stint and moved up to 3rd
after Lewis Hamilton's puncture. Then gained a further place with
Felipe Massa's late problem to take his first ever F1 podium and
Toyota's best finish of 2008.
Race Classification: 2nd (+11.061s)
Qualifying Classification: 5th Lap Time: 1m 21.326s (+0.427s in Q3) Grid: 5th
"What
an incredible feeling. I couldn't believe it when I saw Felipe's engine
go and I was P2. To get such a good result in my first year is
fantastic so a huge thank you to all the team, including the engineers,
mechanics and everyone at the factory. I knew from qualifying that we
had good speed and we've looked strong all weekend. Today I made a good
start and gained a place into the first corner. I
had a really good car and everything went perfectly until the last
stint on the soft tyres. I was struggling a lot and soon I had Kimi
behind me. But I knew from last year here in GP2, when I was stuck in
the midfield in a really good car, how hard it is to pass here. So when
I saw him in the mirrors I knew I couldn't afford any mistakes. This
result more than makes up for Hockenheim and now we must keep picking
up regular points until the end of the season."
Jarno Trulli (Car 11, Chassis TF108-05)
Summary:
Starting 9th, he lost a place into the first corner but made it back
with a fine passing move on Piquet shortly afterwards. Found himself
stuck in traffic for most of the race but battled hard. Just failed to
pass Nelson Piquet after the final stops but held on for two valuable
points.
Race Classification: 7th (+36.449s)
Qualifying Classification: 9th Lap Time: 1m 21.767s (+0.868s in Q3) Grid: 9th
"This
is a very good result for us and to pick up ten points is great for the
constructors' championship. I'm glad for Timo because he has had a very
good weekend and fully deserves this result. This could have been
better for me too, despite my problems in qualifying. I was quick today
but I couldn't push because I only had one lap that was clear of
traffic in the whole afternoon. I gained one position early on but
overtaking is practically impossible here. Around the second stops I
was also stuck behind Lewis, holding me up further. Still, I'm
delighted that we are showing such strong form and I just hope we can
carry on in good shape and with such good results."
Tadashi Yamashina - Team Principal
"I
really can't find the words to celebrate this result, the best of our
season. We had a few difficulties in practice but during qualifying the
drivers pushed themselves to the limit and things got better and
better. Today Timo did a fantastic race. We saw immediately that his
car was quick and and his third stint was almost perfect. He was under
threat from Kimi but he was quick in the third sector and he was able
to fend him off. Jarno was quick as well and pushed hard but he was
blocked for most of the race he couldn't show his pace until briefly in
the last stint. So this is a stunning performance and my thanks go out
to the whole team and everyone working in the factory. I'm very
appreciative of all their hard work and next we will aim for the centre
of the podium."
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