Toyota put in special effort for Japan

Toyota have endured a disappointing season, having scored just 12 points in 14 races, with only a couple of six places as their best result.

The Cologne-based squad are in sixth place in the standings following McLaren's exclusion from the constructors' championship.

Vasselon highlighted the importance of their home race, admitting the team had set up a special project to arrive at the Fuji race in the best possible form.

"Yes, we have made sure that we were able to bring the best possible preparation so we did a special project for this race," Vasselon told reporters at Fuji on Thursday.

"In fact, we have put together everything we do for a normal race but with a bit more anticipation and a bit more work on the aero side. We have concentrated our end-of-season package on Fuji.

"Initially, the package was quite big but we were able to bring some of those parts to the track earlier than anticipated. We had part of it in Turkey and Spa - what is totally new here is the floor, the turning vanes, a test with a new rear wing on Friday too.

"We really try our best here. We do it at every race but we try and do a little more here - for obvious reasons," Vasselon added.