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Toyota left empty-handed in Monaco

Toyota drivers Timo Glock and Jarno Trulli finished in tenth and thirteenth respectively in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix. Following Saturday's disappointing qualifying session, the team fully expected a challenging race but was left empty-handed after the race.

Timo Glock said about his race: "I have to say that finishing in the top 10 was a bit more than I expected at the start of the race considering how the weekend had gone up to then. We had good pace in the last stint but when you start from the pit lane in Monaco you cannot expect to score points.

"This weekend started badly and from then on we were playing catch up. At Monaco you want to start the weekend on a good basis and then adjust the car to the track as it evolves, but we had problems from the first practice. I am looking forward to Turkey and I hope we can improve significantly."

Jarno Trulli commented: "It was a tough race for me, as we anticipated after the qualifying result. It was always going to be very difficult from where we were on the grid and my strategy didn't work out. I seemed to always be in the wrong place at the wrong time with the traffic, which is obviously a real problem at this track. Whenever I was putting in a few good laps I had to slow down again because slower cars were in front and it is impossible to overtake. Now this difficult weekend is over we have to forget about it and focus on the next race when I am sure we will be much more competitive."

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