Australian GP - Red Bull Renault - PracticeDavid Coulthard pulled his Renault-powered RB4 to a halt this morning with plenty of smoke billowing out of the back. This cost Coulthard much of the 90 minute session.
Mark Webber had a more routine day and topped the
timesheets for much of the afternoon before being demoted to second by Lewis Hamilton. By then, Coulthard was parked at the side of the track awaiting a lift back to the pits. Despite this, Coulthard was fifth fastest.
Mark Webber
“That wasn’t too bad. There was probably a few different fuel loads out there so it’s hard to know exactly where we are. There are definitely four cars that are quicker than us, so we’ll get our heads down this evening and work on the race information before qualifying tomorrow. It’s pretty windy out on the track, but it’s an issue for everyone.”
David Coulthard
“We lost time in the first session due to a gearbox problem, so we had a lot of ground to make up in the second practice, which is frustrating after our strong reliability during winter testing. We had a busy programme to complete this afternoon, but we managed to get through it and make up some time.”
Source: Red Bull Renault
