Fuel leak puts Coulthard in fire as Red Bull welcomes Willis
It was a special day for the Red Bull Racing Team. After the three-week summer break, the team got back in action during the first day of the Turkish Grand Prix. Geoffrey Willis, who joined Red Bull last month, is attending his first race with the team.
Geoffrey Willis, Technical Director: "After more than a year away from F1, it's good to see the cars in action and up close again. While there have been some regulation changes in that time, the racing challenge is very much the same, so it's interesting to see the differences in the Red Bull approach. Certainly the Red Bull Racing facilities and working environment at the track are impressive.
"Having spent a month now with Red Bull Technology my first impressions are on the whole very positive, although there is plenty of work to do and as usual not much time to do it in! The level of competition in the sport is now so high that it is important that all parts of the team step up in performance level. Together with its excellent resources and new facilities at Milton Keynes, the team has a great deal of potential. It is an interesting and different new role for me and will, I am sure, provide more than enough challenges in the coming months."
David Coulthard, 1st Practice P13, 2nd Practice P11
"My car had a fuel leak and fire at the end of this morning's session, so the team had to find the leak and change the engine. The boys did a great job to get the car out again when they did, as there was a lot of much work to do - it was a good effort. Originally we were going to use the T car for the second session, but I wanted to stay with the race car, so we changed the engine instead. Once the car was ready, we got on with working through our normal Friday practice."
Mark Webber, 1st Practice P19, 2nd Practice P17
"I've been struggling all day in the car. We've got work to do this evening; we just need to get our heads down now and see where we can improve before the qualifying tomorrow."
David Coulthard
1st Practice Position: 13 Best Time: 1:30.398 Laps: 23 Chassis No: 5
2nd Practice Position: 11 Best Time: 1:29.435 Laps: 12 Chassis No: 5
Mark Webber
1st Practice Position: 19 Best Time: 1:30.917 Laps: 22 Chassis No: 4
2nd Practice Position: 17 Best Time: 1:30.315 Laps: 25 Chassis No: 4
