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Clutch problems for Glock, new rear wing for Trulli

It was a difficult start of the British Grand Prix weekend for the Toyota team. Timo Glock missed most of the second free practice session due to a problem with his clutch while Jarno Trulli spun off as his rear wing broke all of a sudden.

Speaking about his day Timo Glock said: "That was a difficult afternoon for both cars. The problem with the clutch meant we missed out on most of the second session. In the end the mechanics did a fantastic job to get the car ready again for the last ten minutes and we did another two runs. The car had felt okay this morning, just as it did at the test last week. But we will now be playing catch-up for the rest of the weekend. Still, after the team's results at the last two races, we will push for further success on Sunday."

Trulli's day wasn't any better. He said: "Things clearly haven't gone well for us today. It's difficult to say what happened, I just lost the rear wing and went off. After that I was taken to the medical centre for a routine check but I am fine and cleared to return to the cockpit tomorrow. This means we have a busy weekend's work ahead but we will push to make up ground. After our recent results the team is really fired up. We can still try to get both cars into the top ten and then aim for points."

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