David Coulthard Supporters Forum

Melanie · Red Bull Racing driver Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 2334

DC's only 10th and slower than the Toro Rossos...

sassyshiraz · Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:00 pm Post subject:

He's in the old car Melanie - the new one is launched on Wednesday. Wouldn't take too much notice of testing times just yet anyway - they will need time just evaluating it and carrying out various tests that are not necessarily speed related.

Don't panic just yet. Laughing

Melanie · Red Bull Racing driver Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 2334

Ok, so we can still hope --- until after the first GP Rolling Eyes

sassyshiraz · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:41 am Post subject:

Times
01 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 01:19.846 59 laps
02 F. Massa Ferrari 01:20.123 42 laps
03 P. de la Rosa McLaren 01:20.548 54 laps
04 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 01:20.732 40 laps
05 H. Kovalainen McLaren 01:20.936 48 laps
06 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 01:20.997 47 laps
07 N. Rosberg Williams 01:21.143 47 laps
08 J. Trulli Toyota 01:21.314 84 laps
09 N. Piquet jr. Renault 01:21.696 41 laps
10 D. Coulthard Red Bull 01:21.746 49 laps
11 V. Liuzzi Force India F1 01:23.035 44 laps
12 K. Nakajima Williams 01:23.134 42 laps
13 T. Glock Toyota 01:24.351 56 laps
14 J. Rossiter Super Aguri 01:34.862 10 laps

Melanie · Red Bull Racing driver Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 2334

sassyshiraz · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:03 am Post subject:

Nice pictures. Very Happy

Testing times from Jerez (January 15)

1. ALONSO Renault 1m19.503s

2. DE LA ROSA McLaren 1m19.650s*

3. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m19.708s*

4. ROSBERG Williams 1m19.755s

5. MASSA Ferrari 1m19.772s*

6. KOVALAINEN McLaren 1m19.780s*

7. VETTEL Toro Rosso 1m20.305s

8. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m20.346s

9. WEBBER Red Bull 1m20.392s

10. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m20.525s

11. GLOCK Toyota 1m20.598s*

12. FISICHELLA Force India 1m20.764s
13. KOBAYASHI Toyota 1m22.060s

* 2008 car

sassyshiraz · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:27 pm Post subject:

I wouldn't read too much into today's times from the Red Bull, its evaluation day and alot to test so this isn't a true reflection on speed as DC has said in his interviews today.

Testing times from Jerez (January 16)

1. GLOCK Toyota 1m19.799s*

2. HAMILTON McLaren 1m20.099s*

3. ALONSO Renault 1m20.363s

4. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m20.407s

5. MASSA Ferrari 1m20.500s*

6. KOVALAINEN McLaren 1m20.535s*

7. KOBAYASHI Toyota 1m20.577s

8. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m20.646s*

9. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m20.758s

10. SUTIL Force India 1m21.705s

11. WEBBER Red Bull 1m22.275s

12. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m22.581s*

13. HULKENBERG Williams 1m24.023s

14. VETTEL Toro Rosso 1m24.873s

* 2008 car

sassyshiraz · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:48 am Post subject:

Hope this is just a teething issue

Problems already for Coulthard's RB4

David Coulthard will be hoping his grands prix this year do not end the way of the first outing for the team's new car.

On the final day of a three-day test session at Jerez yesterday, Red Bull unveiled their new challenger for the forthcoming season, the RB4.

After a couple of successful shakedown laps in the morning rain, Coulthard went on to complete 54 over the course of the day as the weather improved in the afternoon.

But then, five minutes from the end of the session, the car stopped on track due to an engine problem, returning to the garage on the back of flat-bed truck.

Given Red Bull's infamous reliability problems last season when Coulthard and team-mate Mark Webber retired on 10 occasions between them, it was an unfortunate way to end the day.

The team will naturally hope it was simply a teething problem as they move on to next week's test programme in Valencia.

"The key time will be what we achieve in Valencia and beyond, with the target to obviously go forward," said Coulthard.

"We were fifth in the constructors' championship last year, albeit with one position by default (with McLaren stripped of all points), but it was an improvement on previous years.

"We beat two manufacturer teams (Toyota and Honda), and that does not happen by accident, so it shows we're on the right track.

"But as the team has grown by 200 people, and with the investment from Red Bull there, now we have to deliver by way of results."

Coulthard was 12th quickest overall of the 14 drivers on track, with Webber one place higher and 0.3secs faster in last year's car.

The Australian knows reliability is the key this season for the team as he said: "It's easy for teams to produce a lemon.

"We saw a few cars last year that were awful and people had a horrible time with them.

"I just hope there are a few more of those around and we've got ours right because while you want a fast car, you want a reliable one too."

Melanie · Red Bull Racing driver Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 2334

Well as long as it's the engine you cannot say RBR did anything wrong. Renault should sort this and I'm sure they will.

Si · BMW Sauber Joined: 19 May 2006 Posts: 823

OPPS, wasn't uptodate with info when I made this original post hehehe
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micky · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:53 pm Post subject:

Nice pics, cute bum. lol