Trulli - Toyota fighting for fourth

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Despite Toyota's disappointing form of late, Jarno Trulli is confident they will come out on top in the battle for fourth place in the Constructors' Championship.

The Japanese manufacturer have seen their 10-point lead over Renault vanish in the space of two races after Trulli and team-mate Timo Glock failed to pick up any points in Belgium and Italy.

The two teams are now level on 41 points with just four races remaining in the 2008 campaign.

However, Trulli said Toyota always anticipated their performances at both Spa and Monza would not be on a par with the stronger showings they gave earlier in the summer.

He finished third in the French Grand Prix in June, while team-mate Timo Glock finished second in the Hungarian Grand Prix at the start of August.

"Definitely we can finish fourth and we have shown that already this season with a lot of very strong performances," the Italian said.

"We have been on the podium twice on merit this year and a couple of races ago we had a 10-point cushion, which I think was a fair reflection on our competitiveness.

"But we were unfortunate in Spa and Monza - two races where we expected to be a little less competitive than usual - and now we have the same points as Renault.

"It is going to be a really exciting battle because it is so competitive at the moment. Small things can change the situation completely but I am confident we can beat Renault because I think the last two races did not reflect our true pace.

"We will be doing everything we can to fight for more podiums and finish fourth in the championship."