David Coulthard

Australian Grand Prix

Australian Grand Prix

Australian Grand Prix

Australian Grand Prix

Australian Grand Prix

Australian Grand Prix

Australian Grand Prix

1st Free Practice

1 K. Raikkonen 1:26.461 25

2 L. Hamilton 1:26.948 21

3 F. Massa 1:26.958 25

4 H. Kovalainen 1:27.114 19

5 M. Webber 1:28.263 18

6 F. Alonso 1:28.360 22

7 R. Kubica 1:28.579 12

8 T. Glock 1:28.913 16

9 S. Vettel 1:28.957 22

10 J. Trulli 1:29.014 23

11 J. Button 1:29.124 25

12 G. Fisichella 1:29.230 24

13 D. Coulthard 1:29.301 5

14 S. Bourdais 1:29.363 32

15 R. Barrichello 1:29.533 17

16 N. Heidfeld 1:29.561 7

17 A. Sutil 1:30.155 13

18 N. Piquet jr. 1:30.357 21

19 T. Sato 1:31.048 7

20 A. Davidson 1:31.771 7

21 K. Nakajima 1:35.053 3

22 N. Rosberg no time 3

Australian Grand Prix

2nd Free Practice

1 L. Hamilton 1:26.559 33

2 M. Webber 1:27.473 27

3 F. Massa 1:27.640 29

4 H. Kovalainen 1:27.683 29

5 D. Coulthard 1:28.037 26

6 K. Raikkonen 1:28.208 28

7 J. Trulli 1:28.292 22

8 N. Rosberg 1:28.352 31

9 G. Fisichella 1:28.469 32

10 T. Glock 1:28.582 28

11 J. Button 1:28.632 30

12 N. Heidfeld 1:28.731 33

13 F. Alonso 1:28.779 37

14 R. Barrichello 1:28.849 28

15 R. Kubica 1:28.860 35

16 K. Nakajima 1:29.077 33

17 A. Sutil 1:29.161 32

18 S. Vettel 1:29.193 40

19 N. Piquet jr. 1:29.518 14

20 S. Bourdais 1:29.605 11

21 T. Sato 1:30.663 16

22 A. Davidson 1:31.527 8

Strong start for Red Bull Racing

14 March 2008

The 2008 Formula 1 season got off to a good start for the Red Bull Racing team. Both Mark Webber and David Coulthard managed to complete the laps with competitive lap times. Webber was even second fastest at Friday's second free practice session at his home Grand Prix.

Speaking about today's work Webber said: "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." Car 9

Coulthard commented: "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."

Australian Grand Prix

Australian Grand Prix

Australian Grand Prix

Australian Grand Prix

Australian Grand Prix

Australian Grand Prix

3rd Free Practice

1 R. Kubica 1:25.613 18

2 N. Heidfeld 1:25.950 16

3 F. Alonso 1:26.082 14

4 N. Rosberg 1:26.171 17

5 D. Coulthard 1:26.385 14

6 M. Webber 1:26.407 17

7 J. Button 1:26.502 18

8 S. Vettel 1:26.663 18

9 G. Fisichella 1:26.682 18

10 J. Trulli 1:26.882 11

11 F. Massa 1:27.020 19

12 L. Hamilton 1:27.084 14

13 T. Glock 1:27.162 15

14 K. Räikkönen 1:27.163 17

15 N. Piquet jr. 1:27.284 13

16 R. Barrichello 1:27.333 18

17 A. Sutil 1:27.489 18

18 S. Bourdais 1:27.578 17

19 K. Nakajima 1:27.601 15

20 H. Kovalainen 1:27.992 15

21 T. Sato 1:28.363 13

22 A. Davidson 1:28.912 15

Qualifying

1 L. Hamilton 1:26.714

2 R. Kubica 1:26.866

3 H. Kovalainen 1:27.079

4 F. Massa 1:27.178

5 N. Heidfeld 1:27.236

6 J. Trulli 1:28.527

7 N. Rosberg 1:28.687

8 D. Coulthard 1:29.041

9 T. Glock 1:29.593

10 S. Vettel no time

11 R. Barrichello 1:26.173

12 F. Alonso 1:26.188

13 J. Button 1:26.259

14 K. Nakajima 1:26.413

15 M. Webber no time

16 K. Räikkönen no time

17 G. Fisichella 1:27.207

18 S. Bourdais 1:27.446

19 A. Sutil 1:27.859

20 T. Sato 1:28.208

21 N. Piquet jr. 1:28.330

22 A. Davidson 1:29.059

Top ten, but Red Bull hoped for better

15 March 2008

David Coulthard may have qualified in eight place, but Red Bull Racing was left feeling that it could have done even better in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix after Mark Webber spun out of qualifying and ended up fifteenth after a problem with his car.

"It was quite tricky out there, especially on the prime tyres," Coulthard said. "I think there's going to be some variation during the race when car's run between the two tyre types. We expected to get into the top ten today, but I would have preferred to have felt that I could attack a bit more with the car. If I push then the car's quite unstable on the bumps. All our concentration is on the start line now, as it will be interesting to see what happens without traction control."

Webber commented, "There was a failure at the front right of the car, which isn't good. I had a strange feeling in Turn one, but continued to push as it was the qualifying session, but something broke into Turn six. That was it and I was into the gravel. It's nearly impossible to get into the points now under normal circumstances, because it's very, very difficult to overtake on this circuit, but I'll do my best."

Team boss Christian Horner added, "It's frustrating for Mark at his home Grand Prix to have what looks like a suspected brake issue. He's going to have a busy afternoon tomorrow, but looking at his race pace in yesterday's practices he should be able to make reasonable process. David progressed well through the first two qualifying sessions to make it into Q3. He wasn't happy with his balance on the final set of tyres and finished eighth. The potential is to be better, but starting in the top eight at the first Grand Prix of the season is a respectable result."

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