Car:                    RB2Driver:                 Christian KlienLaps:                   30Best time:              1:26.15Circuit length:         5.141 kmTrack conditions:     Cold and damp at first, drying out only at the end of the day

English-based teams often have problems getting hot-blooded South American drivers todeal  with  the  freezing  cold  and  damp  conditions  that  characterise  your  average  day's testing at Silverstone. No such problems with Christian Klien however, who's well used to the rigours of an Austrian winter.

While  the  driver  stood  up  well  to  the  cold,  the  same  could  not  be  said  for  the  pit  stop equipment.  The  race  team  joined  the  test  team  yesterday  to  carry  out  some  "live"  pit-stop practice runs with the car being driven down pit lane and real refueling taking place. The crew  did  an  excellent  job  considering  the  winter  break  and  the  fact  that  there  are  some new faces on the team. However, practice had to be delayed until the middle of the day as the wheel guns were freezing up in the morning!

"It  was  a  scrappy  day," commented Chief Test Engineer, Ian Morgan. "The  track  stayeddamp  most  of  the  time  and  we  only  really  managed  to  do  some  runs  on  dry  tyres  after 3pm.  Unfortunately,  we  lost  the  last  half  hour  of  the  session  with  a  hydraulic  system problem we had not encountered before and which we are currently investigating."

Red Bull Racing's next test session kicks off in Valencia on Tuesday, 14th February.