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Trulli hopes Chinese luck will change

Toyota driver Jarno Trulli is fresh from a fifth place finish in the Japanese Grand Prix but isn't as confident as you'd think ahead of this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix as he feels he has never had good luck at Shanghai, finishing last year's race in thirteenth and never scoring a point there.

"Shanghai is an interesting circuit and it is pretty challenging to find the best set-up because there are a lot of very slow corners but also two long, high-speed straights," said Trulli. "Then there is Turn 13, which is key to a good lap time because if you lose speed there you suffer throughout the long straight."

"I have never enjoyed a lot of luck in China but I do enjoy racing there and I hope this year will finally see me score my first points at the track," he added. "We have been pushing really hard all season and we are still very motivated to finish the year on a high in these last two races. In the end we had to be happy with fifth place in Fuji but I was hoping for a little more in front of our home fans. The lower temperatures didn't really suit our car in Japan but it should be a bit warmer in China, which will be better for us. I am fired up to get a good result this weekend."

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