Trulli: Toyota can be front-runners in 2007
Italian driver Jarno Trulli expects his Toyota team to be fighting at the top of the Formula One field next year
The Japanese squad started the season aiming to score their maiden Grand Prix victory, but their hopes soon took a hit when they struggled for pace early on.
Toyota have moved forward since then, but their best result this year has been a third place finish by Ralf Schumacher in Australia. It has been their only podium so far.
But Trulli, who renewed his contract until the 2009 season, believes Toyota have the potential to start winning races next year.
"I'm delighted to have signed for three more years with my current team," Trulli told Gazzetta dello Sport. "This year we haven't had the means to win Grands Prix but it's just a matter of experience: Toyota's potential is enormous.
"From 2007 we can be main players at all times and the final objective in my career is to win the championship. I know I can do it."
The Italian driver will race at his home Grand Prix next week, and he admitted he is looking to score his first podium of the season there.
"In qualifying I aim to be in the top ten, even though it'll be hard. In the race I'd like to get a podium, either there or at least by the end of the season," he added.
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