Gearbox problem for Coulthard, but good day for Red Bull

The Red Bull Racing F1 Team had a good start to the 2008 season as during the second Friday free practice session home driver Mark Webber clocked the second fastest lap time. Team mate David Coulthard did good as well as he was 5th.

Car 10 Mark Webber, 1st Practice P5, 2nd Practice P2
"That wasn't too bad. There was probably a few different fuel loads out there so it's hard to know exactly where we are. There are definitely four cars that are quicker than us, so we'll get our heads down this evening and work on the race information before qualifying tomorrow. It's pretty windy out on the track, but it's an issue for everyone."

Car 9 David Coulthard, 1st Practice P13, 2nd Practice P5
"We lost time in the first session due to a gearbox problem, so we had a lot of ground to make up in the second practice, which is frustrating after our strong reliability during winter testing. We had a busy programme to complete this afternoon, but we managed to get through it and make up some time."

MARK WEBBER
1st Practice Position: 5 Best Time: 1:28.263 Laps: 18 Chassis No: 4
2nd Practice Position: 2 Best Time: 1:27.473 Laps: 27 Chassis No: 4

DAVID COULTHARD
1st Practice Position: 13 Best Time: 1:29.301 Laps: 5 Chassis No: 2
2nd Practice Position: 5 Best Time: 1:28.037 Laps: 26 Chassis No: 2