Allan McNish Q&A

"Yes they are. Barcelona was the first test where we had two cars running together for the first time, so it allowed Mika and I to basically double up on our speed of development, and I think that works well. And also it means that the whole team is able to get used to running two cars, which they're going to have to do at Grands Prix. Now it's really starting to have a pattern and starting to work."



"It's going very well. We made some improvements for the last test at Barcelona, including a new aerodynamic package, which helped quite a lot."



"Toyota and TMG already have an existing structure, with their rally and Le Mans programmes from before. So F1 is new, but racing is not new. There's still a lot of experience in there, and now they've also added F1 experience with people like Gustav Brunner joining the team."



"I think probably the other 22 cars on the grid are the biggest problem! Obviously the one thing we lack as a unit is overall experience of F1. You can't replace it, you can't buy it in. It's going to be a tough job to try and replace the 25-30 years of experience that many of the people up and down the pitlane have. But we know that, we know that it's not an easy job. But I think it's a good task."



"Ten years ago I was probably sitting in the same position that I am now, and there's a lot gone on between then and now, good and bad. Certainly the sportscar career over the past four or five years has really lifted me and given me the opportunity to get back in where I am now. It's important to race in a competitive situation, and in the long term Toyota will have a very strong chance in F1. They are a team with really serious ambitions. We're not just in there to make up the numbers, we're in there to beat the best of them in the long term."



"We'll be very, very busy. Between now and Melbourne we have to try to prepare as best we can, and that's in every department - the chassis, the engine, the gearbox, the team, the logistics, absolutely everything. We've got to make sure that by the time we arrive in Australia we've got everything packed and ready to go. Including the suntan lotion!"



"It's funny really, because as a racing driver you want to race. There's no question about that, I want to race, and taking a year off for testing is for the one goal, the one reason. When you go to a Grand Prix it just re-affirms the fact that you really want to be there."