When the 2009 season got underway it appeared as the Panasonic Toyota racing team were going to be right up there scoring their long sought after race wins, however despite a few strong shows in qualifying, the top step has remained just as elusive as it always has.

While Brawn GP proceeded to run away with all the glory, sharing it briefly with Red Bull, Toyota has been left trying to figure out what went wrong. However, that said, team driver Timo Glock is still hopeful that their first win is not too far away, even if he is cautious on predicting just when he thinks it may come....

"I was always careful about talking about the first win," Glock told Autosport. "I always said we had to concentrate on developing the car race by race and that's still my opinion. Sure, at the moment we maybe have slightly lost pace to the top two teams, but there is a chance every race to be up there."

"We have made a good step from 2008 to 2009. Okay, we have different tyres and a different aerodynamic configuration, but I would say that the car is better in every area. It has better stability. You can drive the car more aggressively and not have to pick a window where it is working. Last year, when you lost the car, you lost it quite unpredictably. We improved that already last year and we have made more improvements this year."