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Toyota hit by gearbox problems

Toyota was back in action for day two of its double-header Bahrain test today with race drivers Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock taking the wheel of the TF108. A warm and sunny morning made for perfect testing conditions and both drivers were kept busy working on programmes of mechanical set-up changes. Some development items were also evaluated and other systems checks were carried out, however both cars suffered gearbox issues in the afternoon, costing some time as repairs were carried out. Jarno will continue his programme on day three tomorrow, alongside third driver Kamui Kobayashi.

Pascal Vasselon, Senior General Manager Chassis commented, "Our focus today was again on developing the baseline set-up by trying different mechanical solutions but unfortunately we lost a bit of time on both cars due to gearbox issues. This was a shame but we have been testing various parts, including the new gearbox, and we will learn from these issues to improve our package before the season starts. We lost some time but we didn't really lose any mileage as such because the reliability of the TF108 so far has been very good and we would have needed to control the mileage anyway. We carried out some productive work today and I feel we are improving constantly as we learn more about the TF108's characteristics."

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