Trulli not making any predictions

The Italian had a solid day of work, managing 74 laps on his way to the 12th fastest time.

And although Trulli admits he is aiming to score points again, he reckons the midfield is too close to predict anything at the moment.

"It was a normal Friday for me. We did a lot of set-up work and evaluated the new aerodynamic package," said the Toyota driver, who posted the 12th fastest time of the day.

"It all went very smoothly and we had no problems so we have a lot of information to help us tomorrow. Now we will wait to see how competitive we are.

"As usual I have come here wanting to fight for the points. We had a successful test here last week, I did a lot of laps and got a lot of mileage but I don't want to be overly optimistic as it depends on many things and the battle is very close.

"We will fight hard tomorrow to achieve the best possible grid position and then battle for points."

Teammate Timo Glock finished down in 16th position in the afternoon, the German complaining about the difference in the handling of his car from one session to the other.

"The first session this morning was pretty good despite the changing track conditions but in the second session the car felt completely different," he said. "It was difficult to drive and the wind was changing, so it was pretty tricky to find the right way in terms of set-up.

"Also I ran wide at the last corner and the car was launched into the air so we need to look carefully to make sure it is okay. We have to analyse all the set-up data and work out which direction to go in tomorrow.

"I have always had a good experience here at Hockenheim and in the test last week we looked pretty good. qualifying in the top 10 should be possible."