Panasonic Toyota Racing made a solid start to the German Grand Prix weekend despite cold and changeable weather at the Nürburgring today. Light rain throughout the day and air temperatures ranging from just 10°C to 13°C faced Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock.

Nevertheless, with new aerodynamic parts to test, including a revised rear wing, both drivers made full use of the morning session to compare different set-ups whilst running with the medium compound Bridgestone Potenza tyres. Further set-up work was carried out in second practice to find more improvements while comparison runs between the medium and super soft tyres were carried out successfully.

This combination of tyres was last used in Bahrain, when Toyota locked out the front row in qualifying. Both drivers achieved consistent set-up improvements but that work will continue overnight and during tomorrow morning's final practice to give the team the best possible chance in qualifying.

"It's my home race so it was nice to already see quite a few fans in the grandstands and it's a good feeling to be driving in front of them,” Timo said. “Practice was quite tricky for me today. I struggled a little in the first practice to find the perfect balance but we worked hard between the sessions to find an improvement and the second one started pretty well.”

“I think towards the end we didn't take the best direction in terms of set-up so we have to look at the data and find a way to get it back. I'm really motivated to do well at my home race so I am pushing hard and we'll do everything we can overnight and tomorrow to be in good shape for qualifying."