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Toyota team make it into top ten

Both Toyota drivers were pleased with Saturday's performance in qualifying as they qualified themselves in the top ten for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix. At the team's own track Jarno Trulli will start the race from seventh while team mate Timo Glock will line up right next to the Italian in eighth.

Speaking about his qualifying session Jarno Trulli commented: "We've done quite a good job overall this weekend preparing for qualifying and the race. I had to make some adjustments during the first part of qualifying but in the end fortunately I got the set-up right. That meant that I could find the right balance and get back on the pace. In Q2 I was 4th and Timo was 5th so it shows that the Toyotas are going well.

"Q3 was a bit of a mystery because as soon as we put the fuel on the car was rather unbalanced and we lost a lot of grip. So I wasn't so happy about the pace of Q3 but maybe its down to the different fuel levels. Now we must go for a strong result for everyone here in front of our own fans and we must fight really hard until the end tomorrow."

Timo Glock, was just like his team mate happy with his performance in qualifying. He said: "We have to be happy with how qualifying went in the end. This morning's rain didn't really help us because we would have liked to have more rubber on the asphalt. Instead it was quite low grip but still Q1 was quite easy. I was quickest and I had a really good feeling. But after that we struggled to get the most out of the softer tyre on heavy fuel and we are slightly further back than we'd hoped. There are a couple of places where you can overtake here so let's see what happens tomorrow."

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