Development work on RB4 continues at Barcelona

Mark Webber and David Coulthard were both driving today for the first day of Red Bull Racing’s final test ahead of the F1 season. Both drivers followed a similar programme, focusing on mechanical set-up, brake development work and general pre-race preparation.

Testing was once again affected by adverse weather conditions, as the track was wet in the morning, although it dried by the afternoon.

Mark Webber had a useful day at the wheel of his car before swapping to drive the 02 chassis towards close of play. This was to get a base-line reading from the current set-up of the 02 chassis, before new development parts are added to it ahead of the second day of testing.

Drivers: Mark Webber David Coulthard
Cars: RB4 – 01 & 02 RB4 – 02
Time: 1:23.115, Laps: 71 1:24.826, Laps: 25