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Toyota duo eye-up points.

Tue 22 Apr, 11:52 AM


Toyota out to add to its 8 point tally.

Toyota's Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock both believe they should be in contention for points at the Circuit de Catalunya this weekend.

Trulli has had a strong start to the new season and goes to Spain, for the fourth round in the 2008 F1 World Championship, on the back of two consecutive top-six finishes in Malaysia and Bahrain.

Despite that run however, the Italian isn't convinced that they will be able to get into the top six again this Sunday.

Indeed he thinks Ferrari, McLaren-Mercedes and BMW Sauber are all still that bit better. He is confident though that the improvements made to the TF108 will keep them ahead of the rest of the pack, with Williams and Red Bull Racing their closest threats in recent grand's prix.

"I am very happy with my start to the season; the new car has been strong, the team has worked really well and we have got the results we deserved," said Trulli.

"But I am not getting carried away because I know we must continue to work hard to stay in this position and hopefully close the gap on the top three teams.

"We had a successful test in Barcelona last week with the new package so we should be in good shape this weekend, but the battle is so close we cannot afford any mistakes.

"I think we have proven we are leading the second group of cars at the moment so we should go to Spain expecting to qualify in the top 10 and finish in the points.

"It would be great to fight for the top six again but we'll see how it goes because we are not quite on the same level as the leading teams at the moment."

Timo Glock is also feeling upbeat and with his first finish of the year under his belt, having brought his car home ninth last time out, he wants to go one better now and at least break into the top eight and get a point.

"My performance in Bahrain was encouraging and I am sure I could have scored a point if I had not had the small gearbox problem," added the 2007 GP2 champion. "It was good to finish a race and fight in the top 10. I think we have improved since the start of the year and I hope my results continue to improve as well.

"I was disappointed not to make it to Q3 in Bahrain so that is my first target this weekend and then I want to challenge for points in the race."

As for testing last week, while it was difficult to gauge what was really going on, Glock is still convinced the Cologne-based operation has made progress.

"My two days testing last week were very positive and the car looked good with the new aero package so there's no reason not to be optimistic again.

"It's always difficult to judge in testing, especially when teams were using slick tyres and different fuel levels, but we seem to have made a good step. I have a good feeling for this weekend," he concluded.