Panasonic Toyota Racing’s Jarno Trulli had two smooth sessions of practice, setting the 3rd fastest time at the Interlagos circuit this afternoon. Despite not feeling 100% yesterday, the Italian driver dealt with the slippery conditions on offer to complete a total of 68 laps.

"I was ill with the flu yesterday so I took the time to rest in order to help me recover,” he explained. “Today I have been feeling better and I was able to drive with no problems. We had a good Friday session in general, going through the set-up work and looking at tyre choice for the race. We worked on balancing the car and we had some success. We still have some areas to improve but in general I'm happy and we have shown a good level of competitiveness so far. It's only Friday and ideally we would like higher track temperatures but all in all this has been a good day."

This will be the last race for Panasonic Toyota Racing Team Manager Richard Cregan, who is leaving for a new post with the Abu Dhabi GP circuit. Richard has been with Toyota ever since joining the rally team in 1984. He also worked on Toyota's Le Mans project before notching up 120 F1 grands prix.