David Coulthard

David & Kylie Minogue

Race

1 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:25:28.770

2 F. Alonso McLaren + 7.242

3 L. Hamilton McLaren + 18.595

4 N. Heidfeld BMW + 38.763

5 G. Fisichella Renault + 1:06.469

6 F. Massa Ferrari + 1:06.805

7 N. Rosberg Williams + 1 laps

8 R. Schumacher Toyota + 1 laps

9 J. Trulli Toyota + 1 laps

10 H. Kovalainen Renault + 1 laps

11 R. Barrichello Honda + 1 laps

12 T. Sato Super Aguri + 1 laps

13 M. Webber Red Bull + 1 laps

14 V. Liuzzi Scuderia Toro Rosso + 1 laps

15 J. Button Honda + 1 laps

16 A. Davidson Super Aguri + 2 laps

17 A. Sutil Spyker F1 + 2 laps

Did not finish

18 A. Wurz Williams + 10 laps

19 D. Coulthard Red Bull + 10 laps

20 R. Kubica BMW + 22 laps

21 S. Speed Scuderia Toro Rosso + 30 laps

22 C. Albers Spyker F1 + 48 laps

Red Bull out of luck in Australia

Red Bull Racing was out of luck in Australia despite a pre-race visit from Kylie Minogue. Mark Webber ended the day a dismal thirteenth after starting seventh and David Coulthard retired after an ambitious overtaking move went wrong.

"I tried to have a go down the inside of Alex Wurz's car at Turn three, but I was too far back and screwed it up," Coulthard said. "I went for the pass, but it was over optimistic on my part. The collision was my fault, not Alex's, so apologies to him for that."

Webber commented, "It was tough race today, the first pit stop didn't go very well and when I went back out, I was having trouble maintaining my speed going into the corners. I wasn't able to get the pace back that I'd had in the first stint, which was very frustrating. Nothing really went right today, but that's the game we're in, some days give you a good feeling and the next day it isn't so easy."

Team boss Christian Horner added, "It's a shame for Mark not to score points as he was driving well. Unfortunately, his car had a fuel flap problem, which cost him a lot of time at his first stop and then it stuck open, which affected his car's aerodynamic performance. It's a shame, as he deserved a couple of points out of the weekend. David was always looking to make up ground from a low grid position. He was making good progress and his lap times looked respectable, but an optimistic move on Wurz unfortunately resulted in his retirement.

Coulthard and Wurz agree blame

David Coulthard was first to hold his hands up to a daring overtaking attempt on Alex Wurz, which resulted in the Red Bull jumping over the nose of the Williams, and both drivers ended up retiring.

"I was coming in too fast for the corner, so I don't think Alex can take any blame for that," Coulthard said. "He was slow on the brakes all race so I thought I had an opportunity but it turned out it wasn't an opportunity. That's racing. I started nineteenth so I knew what I was expecting and you have to fight to make some progress."

Wurz meanwhile agreed with Coulthard. "I think it was a bit optimistic to try that because I saw him in the mirror he was so far back," the Austrian said on his race debut for Williams. "It's a shame because I wanted to bring the car home for my team but that's life."