| “The season has had its ups and downs but overall it has been a positive season for everyone at Toyota. Finally it shows that the hard work we have put in since 2000 has paid off as we are getting somewhere. It’s obviously more motivating for everyone to come to races knowing you have a chance of competing well with the others. But having said that we still have a lot of work ahead and we have to keep pushing. The workload stays the same whether you’re finishing first or last.
The Japanese Grand Prix is one of our home races so there will be a lot of support for us there. I expect Toyota will get a special reaction now that the team has started to succeed and people are taking more notice of the team. The people who come to the race are obviously big F1 fans, but they are also very polite it’s easy for us to go there and work because no one gets in your way.
I like Suzuka, which is the kind of old-style circuit that I enjoy most. It’s challenging both for driving and for setting up the car. But we have to treat every circuit in the same way. You have to go in with the frame of mind that all circuits are equal and then see what you’ve achieved on Sunday evening.”
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