Car:                   RB2Drivers:               David CoulthardLaps:                  Day 1: 82      Day 2: 69Best time:             1:12.901       1:11.752Circuit length:        4.005km

It's not all beer and skittles being a grand prix driver. While many of his colleagues have been sunning themselves on tropical beaches, David Coulthard returned to Europe after the Malaysian Grand Prix to take part in a two day test in southern Spain, using a new RB2 chassis (number 4.)

The  first  day  of  the  test  went  very  well,  with  David  getting  through  the  bulk  of  the  planned programme, which centred on suspension work in the morning, followed by tyre evaluation for the up-coming  San  Marino  and  European  Grands  Prix  in  the  afternoon. 

Thursday morning  also  proved productive,  as  the  team  made  various  set-up  changes  to  the  car.  However,  some  technical problems  brought  the  test  to  a  slightly  premature  end.  Nevertheless,  Chief  Test  Engineer,  Ian Morgan, described the two days as "the best test session we have had with RB2 so far."