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Ralf upbeat on new gearbox

Ralf Schumacher had plenty of praise for Toyota's new seamless shift gearbox after he tried it for the first time at Barcelona on Wednesday. He completed 86 reliable laps at the wheel.

"We went through pretty much everything we had planned so that was a productive day for us," Ralf said. "I also tried the new seamless shift gearbox for the first time. It is definitely a step forward and it worked well so we did a good job there. Now we have to keep pushing over the last few tests before the new season." 

Ralf was also upbeat about the changes to the Barcelona circuit, "This was my first visit to the Barcelona track in its new format with the additional chicane in the final section," he added. "For sure it's safer so they have achieved that objective very well but it's very tight so it makes it a bit more difficult to drive the circuit. Today the conditions were very slippery due to the wind so it was a bit harder for the drivers."

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