At the start of the current Formula One season, Toyota vowed to catch up with BMW Sauber in the constructors’ championship standings. But nine races in the season so far and Toyota only has nine points. The team is now sitting on sixth place. Meanwhile, BMW Sauber is increasing its lead on the “rest of the pack” as McLaren and Ferrari are on top of the standings.

At the British Grand Prix, Toyota’s woes continue as both Jarno Trulli and Ralf Schumacher did not finish the race due to malfunctioning cars. During qualifying, Toyota showed promise of a better performance after Schumacher qualified for the sixth spot while Trulli is in tenth.

But when the race went underway, things started to go wrong for the Japanese Formula One team. On lap number 22, Ralf Schumacher was forced to retire after his car’s wheels had a problem. Prior to the race, Schumacher is showing improvement after a string of poor performances at the start of the season.