Red Bull Racing: Barcelona Day 1
By Ian Lockwood
February 1 2008
Red Bull Racing were back in test action today at the Circuit De Catalunya near Barcelona in Spain. The team had a second chassis ready for the test meaning both David Coulthard and Mark Webber were behind the wheel of an RB4. Mark Webber was triallling an innovative "shark fin" engine cover, possibly designed to increase stabilty on corner entry in the absence of engine braking.
It was a case of 01 + 02 = 2 today, as, with the arrival of chassis 02, the team ran two RB4 cars for the first time.
David Coulthard had the job of giving the latest chassis its shakedown, before moving on to general set-up work, which was also the main item on the agenda for Mark Webber.
Running a different Bridgestone tyre to the last test, conditions were complicated by extremely cold weather at the Circuit de Catalunya. The day was generally trouble free and David and Mark continue testing here tomorrow.
Drivers / Car / Time / Laps
Mark Webber / RB4 - 01 / 1.23.547 / 63
David Coulthard / RB4 - 02 / 1:23.491 / 60
Lets hope the 2 red flags we caused today are nothing the boys can't fix before Oz.
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errr.... pardon?
Have our expectations dropped so far that when both cars stop on track only once that qualifies as 'generally trouble free'?
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Mark Webber - WINNER 2009 German Grand Prix!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2008:02:01:19:49:04 by RedWebber07.
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no red flag to drag the RB4 back to the pits there.
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Mark Webber - WINNER 2009 German Grand Prix!
Plus whats the go with the fuel flap supposedly opening during the lap?
Have we still seen a race simulation? They would have collected useful data with two cars. But neither of the car have done a huge number of laps to prove reliability. But lets see how the car progresses.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2008:02:01:22:38:43 by ck11.
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