Trulli not panicking about lack of points

The Italian saw his hopes of a podium finish at Monaco dashed with a late-race retirement, while he was unable to qualify at Silverstone last weekend when he suffered an engine failure on his first lap. It meant he started at the back of the grid.

It is that kind of misfortune that has left Trulli convinced that there is nothing more he can do to try and turn around the situation.

"Of course this has not been a successful season for me so far," he said. "The car performance is strong but I have been hit by a lot of bad luck.

"I narrowly missed out on a podium in Monaco and then I had the engine problem in qualifying in Silverstone. So I am still without a points finish this year but I haven't been able to do much about it.

"All motor racing is the same - you just have to have patience and hope that you get what you deserve in the end. So I am still pushing and that is what I will continue to do until my fortunes change."

Toyota are planning to introduce what the team are calling an 'interesting aerodynamic update' for the race to try and help Trulli and teammate Ralf Schumacher.