Jerez Test, Day Three  16 January 2008

Drivers:      Mark Webber                       David CoulthardCar:          RB3 - 03                          RB4 - 01Time:         1:22.275     Laps:  53            1:22.581      Laps: 54Fastest Lap:Timo Glock  1:19.779

Circuit length: 4.423 km

David  Coulthard  was  at  the  wheel  of  Red  Bull  Racing's  challenger  for  the  2008 season, the RB4, giving the new car its first ever run at the Jerez circuit yesterday. The day  can  be  described  as  successful,  given  that  DC  completed  a  total  of  54  laps, putting in some long runs in dry conditions this afternoon, having completed a couple of installation laps on a damp track in the morning.

ADRIAN NEWEY: "Today was all about giving the new car a good shakedown and getting some miles on it. Now we hope to settle down to proper performance testing, starting in Valencia next week. The car's potential? Far too early to say!"

GEOFFREY WILLIS: "This was an encouraging start with quite a few laps completed for what was a shakedown day. We went through most of the systems and completed much of what we needed to do prior to performance testing. We were able to look at several elements, such as the cooling system and various other data, with everything working reasonably well. We now have a few days to get more parts ready for some tough testing in Valencia next week."

Running  alongside  RB4,  Mark  Webber  continued  in  RB3.  "This  has  been  a successful test and we are happy with the progress made," commented Chief Test Engineer, Ian Morgan. "We worked mainly on tuning the electronics, with particular regard to starts and got through all our programme."

The team resumes testing at the Valencia circuit, running from 22 to 24 January.