Toyota thinks long-term
Toyota hopes to see improved form from its cars in the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola this weekend, but drivers and team bosses acknowledge that they are still a long way from being competitive.
Team principal Tsutomi Tomita, said: "I am not going to set any concrete targets for this weekend's race because we have to look at improvements on a long-term scale. Instead I simply expect us to make the next logical step ahead and to show another increase on performance."
Toyota will put a re-packaged car on the grid at Imola, with modifications centred on lightening the chassis and re-distributing weight.
"We are not where we want to be at the moment, but we are working on a race-by-race basis to rectify that and gradually move up the grid," said Cristiano da Matta.
Olivier Panis is also looking on the bright-side. "The positive thing is that everybody is now working very well together as a team. Stability is critical, so together we must keep pushing."
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