Turkish Grand Prix - Free Practice Round-Up
Friday 9 May 2008
Today's Weather: Cloudy and cool with showers at lunch, air
12-16°C, track 18-25°C Toyota's Best Turkish GP qualifying:
5th, Jarno Trulli 2005, Ralf Schumacher 2006 Toyota's Best
Turkish GP race result: 6th, Jarno Trulli 2005 Take Note:
The TF108 has further aerodynamic improvements this weekend
following the major step taken for the Spanish Grand Prix
a fortnight ago.
Jarno Trulli (Car 11, Chassis TF108-05)
Summary: Ran trouble-free to 7th place on a day slightly disrupted
by damp track P1 11th Best Lap Time: 1m 29.329s (+2.006s)
Laps: 24 P2 7th Best Lap Time: 1m 28.619s (+1.076s) Laps:
29
"We have come to Turkey at a different time of year
so temperatures are unlike what we have faced in the past.
But that was a good day despite the mixed track conditions
- dusty in the morning then rain in the afternoon. We made
it through our programme of tyre and set-up work and we didn't
have any problems. The car seems okay so far but there is
still work to do in order to improve the handling. Now we
have to work hard over the next two days to maintain our strong
start to the season with a successful race."
Timo Glock (Car 12, Chassis TF108-06)
Summary: Late off-track excursion but no other problems en
route to 12th
P1 10th Best Lap Time: 1m 29.103s (+1.780s) Laps: 19
P2 12th Best Lap Time: 1m 28.849s (+1.306s) Laps: 26
"Both practice sessions went pretty well and the car
felt good throughout the day. I also had a strong long run
with competitive lap times. Graining and understeer were challenges
today. On a late run I went off the track and couldn't stop
the car from hitting the kerb and damaging the front wing.
It was my mistake and I missed the last five minutes but it
was nevertheless a good first day. I've had some successful
races here in GP2 but it's difficult to overtake so qualifying
is important this weekend. Our target has to be to get into
the top ten tomorrow, as I did in the first two races this
year."
Dieter Gass, Chief Engineer Race and Test
"Even though the weather was changeable we still made
it through our programme and we collected the information
that we wanted. So it was a positive day and we are in slightly
better shape than we were in Barcelona. The cold weather doesn't
seem to have changed too much about the circuit. In the morning
the track was cleaned at the last minute and there were damp
spots but it was not a problem for us. We planned to go out
late anyway because we know that the circuit's dirty here
at the start. That also means the tyres are difficult to evaluate
because the track evolves through the sessions. So we still
have to investigate that and make our decision for tomorrow.
Now I hope we can build on today and come back to the performance
level we showed at the beginning of the season."
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