At the rear of Jarno Trulli 's third place in France and Timo Glock ' s point of the runner in Hungary [see separate story - Click Here], Toyota now has set its views firmly in its next target in the Formula 1 - the center of the podium .
The Japanese manufacturer of big-budget - recovering from a couple of campaigns distinctly underwhelming in the upper flight in 2006 and 2007 - now has notched over 35 points in this season, watching the peloton open outwards a four-point advantage on Renault earlier doubles champions of the world in close-combat waste on the fourth place in the constructors 'pursuit of the title.
Whereas in previous years the team 's cars have exhibited strong step qualifying only to fall away in terms of race, nine-point final scoring the first eleven grands prix in 2008 suggest that the Cologne-based concern finally Now things have changed - giving team principal Tadashi Yamashima considerable cause for optimism for the future, let alone increased ambitions.
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I 't really find the words to celebrate this result, enthuse him after Glock ' s magnificent place second at Hungaroring, the best of our season. We had some difficulties in practice, but during the qualifying drivers were pushed to the limit and made things better and better.
Timo drove a fantastic race. We saw immediately that his car was fast, and its third restriction was almost perfect. He was under threat of Kimi [Raikkonen], but he was quick in the third sector and away he could shut down.
Jarno was too fast and pushed hard, but most of what blocked for the race and couldn 't demonstration of his step up briefly inside the last restriction.
This is an impressive operation, and my thanks go out to the entire team and everyone working in the factory. I 'm very complimentary of all his hard work, and following points to the center of the podium.
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