Toyota celebrate as Glock and Trulli pick up points
Sun, Jun 08, 2008
AFP
MONTREAL, Canada, June 8, 2008 (AFP) - Toyota celebrated their best points haul of the season on Sunday after Timo Glock and Jarno Trulli were fourth and sixth respectively in the Canadian Grand Prix.
The race, won by BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica, was especially pleasing for German driver Glock who is new to the team this season. He held off a late challenge from Brazilian Ferrari driver Felipe Massa to record his first points of the year.
"This is a fantastic day, I'm delighted," Glock said, after battling his way through from 11th on the grid. "I lost three places at the start, leaving me behind Jarno. I was quicker, but when I got close enough I destroyed my rear tyres."
"After that it was really tricky to keep the car on the track in these conditions. I made one mistake and caused Jarno to lose a place, which is a pity. But then I tried to stay in front of Massa and not make any mistakes."
"The result is great for the team, great for my crew, the mechanics and the engineers who have done a perfect job in the last few weeks. I dedicate the points to them."
Trulli was typically gracious despite an error from his less-experienced teammate forcing him to slow down and costing him a position late in the race.
The Italian said: "This was a very good result for the whole team so I am very happy. We knew this would be a hard race and I just wanted to bring the car home because I wasn't feeling confident."
"Towards the end of the race I had some trouble with the brakes. Then I was unfortunate that Timo made a small mistake late on. When he came back on the track I had to lift off and Massa got past. Still, in the end it's great to score points and I am happy for everyone."