French GP - Red Bull Renault - PracticeRed Bull Renault showed good pace on the opening day of the French Grand Prix. Once again however the seamless-shift didn't live up to its name for Mark Webber who lost the second half of the afternoon session when his RB3 stopped
on track with a transmission failure.
David Coulthard set the sixth fastest time while Webber, tenth fastest early on, dropped to 16th position at the end of the afternoon session.
David Coulthard
“A normal Friday session today, evaluating tyres, chasing balance and getting the car set ahead of tomorrow. The times were promising, but I don’t really get too excited about them on a Friday, as qualifying is the important thing.
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Mark Webber
“I’d just started a long run in the second session and the car suffered a transmission problem, so I had to stop. The second session on a Friday is important, so it’s a shame that we couldn’t run for all of the time, but we’ll get information on the problem tonight and look into it ready for tomorrow.”
Source Red Bull Renault
