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Toyota Gazoo Racing technical director Pascal Vasselon is anticipating a “very strong challenge” from SMP Racing for pole position in qualifying for the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Toyota has admitted that it will begin this afternoon's British Grand Prix at Silverstone with 'genuine reason for optimism' after Jarno Trulli shone once again in qualifying to take fourth spot on the grid - and now the Italian is hoping for a change of fortunes on race day around a track that h

Toyota admitted that 'there is clearly something wrong on the car' after Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock both qualified on the back row of the starting grid for this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix - the only problem is, they have yet to work out exactly what the problem is.

As one of only three Formula 1 teams to have tested at Sakhir in the run-up to the 2009 world championship campaign, Toyota is hoping this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix will provide it with just the tonic to put a disappointing outing in Shanghai behind it and return to the rostrum once more.

Toyota has revealed that it is carrying out a greater range of checks on its cars after Timo Glock's heavy impact with the pit-wall during the German Grand Prix.

France's only ever F1 World Champion Alain Prost has underlined the importance of his country hosting a grand prix - and he argues the key to the race's future there is Paris.

Michelin's F1 project manager, Pascal Vasselon, talks about the Italian Grand Prix, tyre wear at Monza, pit stops, and more... Q: Pascal, what special demands does Monza place on tyres?