German Grand Prix - Free Practice Round-Up
Friday 18 July 2008
Today's Weather: Showers in the morning but dry for the afternoon.
Air temperature 21-23°C, track temperature 24-36°C
Toyota's Best German GP qualifying: 7th, Olivier Panis, 2003
Toyota's Best German GP race result: 5th, Olivier Panis, 2003
Take Note: Jarno celebrated his 34th birthday last Sunday.
Also last week, on 15 July, the life of the late Ove Andersson
was celebrated in a memorial ceremony at the Panasonic Toyota
Racing factory.
Jarno Trulli (Car 11, Chassis TF108-05)
Summary: Tried standard and extreme wets early in the morning
session before switching to grooves to carry out set-up comparisons.
Dry tyre comparison and further aero evaluation completed
in P2. P1 17th Best Lap Time: 1m 17.556s (+2.019s) Laps: 29
P2 12th Best Lap Time: 1m 16.530s (+1.505s) Laps: 45
"It was a normal Friday for me. We did a lot of set-up
work and evaluated the new aerodynamic package. It all went
very smoothly and we had no problems so we have a lot of information
to help us tomorrow. Now we will wait to see how competitive
we are. As usual I have come here wanting to fight for the
points. We had a successful test here last week, I did a lot
of laps and got a lot of mileage but I don't want to be overly
optimistic as it depends on many things and the battle is
very close. We will fight hard tomorrow to achieve the best
possible grid position and then battle for points."
Timo Glock (Car 12, Chassis TF108-02)
Summary: Also worked on set-up and tyres without any mechanical
problems. Evaluated different aerodynamic solutions. Also
had airborne moment at final corner after running wide. P1
13th Best Lap Time: 1m 17.185s (+1.648s) Laps: 28 P2 16th
Best Lap Time: 1m 16.781s (+1.756s) Laps: 44
"The first session this morning was pretty good despite
the changing track conditions but in the second session the
car felt completely different. It was difficult to drive and
the wind was changing, so it was pretty tricky to find the
right way in terms of set-up. Also I ran wide at the last
corner and the car was launched into the air so we need to
look carefully to make sure it is okay. We have to analyse
all the set-up data and work out which direction to go in
tomorrow. I have always had a good experience here at Hockenheim
and in the test last week we looked pretty good. Qualifying
in the top 10 should be possible."
Dieter Gass, Chief Engineer Race and Test
"It was a trouble-free day which is always good because
that allowed us to run through our complete programme without
any delays or interruptions. We did a lot of work on the car,
looking at different set-ups and comparing the tyre options.
We spent much of the day evaluating our aerodynamic options
and we will study the data tonight to determine which one
to use. After the rain this morning the circuit was definitely
different compared with what we experienced at the test here
and the car was not behaving in the same way. That is something
we have to look into overnight and make the necessary changes
in time for qualifying. In general we are reasonably happy
with what we have achieved today and we are optimistic for
the rest of the weekend."
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