Red Bull Australian GP Free Practice

David Coulthard (Car 14):1st Practice Position:    11          Best Time:     1:29.676      Laps:   92nd Practice Position:    13          Best Time:     1:28.531      Laps:   18Chassis Number:            3

"We had a productive day, as we were able to take advantage of the fact that we'd only doneten laps in Malaysia. As a result, my engine is 50 laps in credit, which means we could domore than normal today and get up to speed in case the weather's wet tomorrow. I wasn'tevaluating  tyres  today,  as  we're  saving  our  allocation  for  tomorrow.  Other  than  that  -  notmuch else to report, until we get into the tyre evaluation tomorrow."

Christian Klien (Car 15):1st Practice Position:    10          Best Time:     1:29.601      Laps:   72nd Practice Position:    21          Best Time:     1:29.879      Laps:   9Chassis Number:            2

"I had a new engine for the race weekend, so was limited on distance today. I went out just for  one  run  in  the  first  session.  The  track  was  very  dirty  and  there  wasn't  much  grip,  you could  see  a  lot  of  cars  spinning  off  the  circuit.  In  the  second  session,  I  did  two  runs  on  a heavier fuel load to enable us to get a decent set up for Sunday. It's good fun to drive here, as it's almost like a road circuit.

Robert Doornbos (Car 37):1st Practice Position:    2           Best Time:     1:28.559      Laps:   192nd Practice Position:    20          Best Time:     1:29.876      Laps:   32Chassis Number:            1

"I really, really enjoy this circuit, and it's a lot of fun in a Formula One car here. This morning we started off really well. Everyone's very positive after last year's Australian result, and to start in the top two this morning, trading places with Anthony (Davidson) for first place, was really cool. In the afternoon, we were doing longer runs and my times were pretty consistent.

That will help the guys make a judgement regarding the tyres and I wish them good luck forthe weekend - I'll be cheering them on."


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