Today's Weather: Cold and overcast with rain in the afternoon. Air temperature 15-18°C, track temperature 14-17°C
Toyota's Best Belgian GP qualifying: 4th (Jarno Trulli, 2005)
Toyota's Best Belgian GP race result: 7th (Ralf Schumacher, 2005 & Mika Salo, 2002)
Jarno Trulli (Car 11, Chassis TF108-05)
Summary: Electrical problems curtailed first practice while rain early in the afternoon interrupted the programme.
P1 14th Best Lap Time: 1m 49.625s (+2.341s) Laps: 14
P2 9th Best Lap Time: 1m 49.715s (+1.261s) Laps: 23
"It
was a bit of a difficult day for me. I lost part of the morning session
with a technical problem so I lost a lot of running when the track was
dry and then in the afternoon unfortunately I couldn't do much because
the session was hampered by the poor weather. So in the end there is
very little we have learned from today's sessions. I hope this will be
a good weekend for us but of course it depends on how the car suits the
track and there are many other variables, such as the weather and the
track temperature, which do affect things. I hope we can keep up the
momentum from recent races and be strong again."
Timo Glock (Car 12, Chassis TF108-06)
Summary:
No problems during a programme of set-up comparisons and tyre work,
although a red flag and rain disrupted the afternoon session.
P1 9th Best Lap Time: 1m 48.997s (+1.713s) Laps: 26
P2 14th Best Lap Time: 1m 50.281s (+1.827s) Laps: 24
"Today
was pretty tricky in general, especially with the weather which didn't
make it easy in the afternoon. We still have to work on the car because
I am not completely happy with the set-up at the moment. The cold
conditions didn't help us. We made a little step forward on the last
run but there is still improvement to be made. We have to wait and see
how it goes tomorrow. This is usually one of the most exciting races of
the year so I am looking forward to racing here and even though today
was a bit difficult, the conditions were the same
for all drivers so I am still reasonably optimistic."
Dieter Gass, Chief Engineer Race and Test
"The
red flag and the weather conditions had a big effect on our programme
today. The day was completely disrupted and on top of that we had an
electrical problem with Jarno's car. Thankfully we were able to find it
and fix it for the second session and we had no further issues. But
with the rain drops coming and going the track was changing a lot from
one run to another. That made it very difficult to learn much about the
car, but it is the same for everyone. It seemed like we were back to
winter testing conditions today because I don't think we have seen
track temperatures like that since the winter. With the hard compound
Bridgestone Potenza tyre this means that warm-up is definitely an
issue. Still, we are fairly happy and looking forward to a successful
weekend."
Panasonic Toyota Racing, featuring... Safety First
Formula
1 is justly famous for high technology, speed and excitement, but it is
arguably the progress made in the field of safety which has been the
sport's most remarkable achievement in recent decades.
One example
is the Head and Neck Safety - or HANS - device, which sits on a
driver's shoulders and attaches to his helmet, limiting head movement
in an impact and therefore hugely reducing the risk of injury.
Panasonic
Toyota Racing team doctor Riccardo Ceccarelli says: "The HANS device
was developed in order to prevent any cervical trauma, in case of a
frontal accident. It reduces the risk of critical damage on the neck,
spinal area and we have to say that HANS has done a good job."
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