By Nick Sparkes
February 13 2006

Toyota are looking for full marks in their pit stop homework. Even though tyre changing wasn’t apart of the package in 2005, the team continued to test their pit crews throughout the year. One year on, tyre changing is back, thus meaning the teams hard efforts during should rub off in the pit lane. Even though the team wasn’t allowed to change tyres during the 2005 season, their pit crews had to be ready in case of a puncture or a change of conditions. This meant that a job as a tyre mechanic wasn’t as simple as staying in bed and changing a tyre every couple of months.

"With this year's reintroduction of tyre changes during the race, we find ourselves in a strong position because our in-house processes have never stopped." Explained Mike Gascoyne. "Tyre changes will add to the spectacle of F1 races once again and it will also make race strategy preparation and execution more interesting," he added. "We will certainly see who has done their homework - I know we have done ours to the best of our ability and I am sure we are capable of getting top marks."