Barcelona Test Day 3 – Mark Webber Fastest

 

On the last day of F1 testing in Barcelona, Mark Webber has finished top of the time sheets.

Jenson Button finished last, outpaced by his team mate Barrichello

Yesterday’s fastest timed man Vettel finished 10th today.

Hamilton was also just beaten by team mate Kovalainen

Testing will start in Bahrain tomorrow for Ferrari & Toyota

Final Times Of The Day :

Pos	Driver	Team	Car	Time	Diff	Laps
1.	M. Webber	Red Bull Racing	RB4	1:22.385		61
2.	H. Kovalainen	McLaren	MP4-23	1:22.422	+0.037	66
3.	L. Hamilton	McLaren	MP4-23	1:22.459	+0.074	75
4.	R. Kubica	BMW Sauber	F1.08	1:22.492	+0.107	64
5.	F. Alonso	Renault	R28	1:22.509	+0.124	62
6.	N. Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	F1.08	1:22.874	+0.489	58
7.	S. Bourdais	Toro Rosso	STR2	1:22.877	+0.492	64
8.	D. Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	RB4	1:22.889	+0.504	67
9.	N. Piquet Jr.	Renault	R28	1:23.039	+0.654	64
10.	S. Vettel	Toro Rosso	STR2	1:23.232	+0.847	52
11.	R. Barrichello	Honda	RA108	1:23.795	+1.410	65
12.	A. Sutil	Force India	F8-VII	1:23.800	+1.415	86
13.	J. Button	Honda	RA108	1:23.808	+1.423	67

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Mark Webber – Drives The New RB4 For The First Time

 

Mark Webber gopt behind the wheel of the new Red Bull RB4 today.

David Coulthard has already driven the new car last week in Jerez, and again yesterday on day 1 of this weeks test.

“I’m happy with the new car,” said Mark Webber at the end of the session. “Today has been encouraging and, so far, it seems to be a big step forward from last year in terms of reliability and speed, which is great. Now we need to work with what we’ve got and get it as fast as possible before Melbourne. We’ve got a big four weeks coming up.”

Webber continues driving tomorrow for the last day of this test.

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The New Red Bull RB4 Is Unveiled

Red Bull Racing unveiled its new 2008 RB4 car at Jerez this morning
The new car is Adrian Newey’s second design since joining the team mid-way through the 2006 season.
The 2007 car proved fast but also fragile with the hydraulic systems in particular causing a number of retirements.
This is something the team hope to have overcome with its latest challenger.
“Reliability is very important but we need a fast car too,” Coulthard said recently at the Autosport International show in Birmingham.
“McLaren and Ferrari are likely to be closest to maximising what can be gotten out of the car from the current regulations
and we have to get as close to that as possible. We have a great team of people on our side though.
David Coulthard then took to the test track to test the new RB4
For Webber, testing the older RB3 chassis today, reliability is also the buzzword. 
“It’s is all about continuity for us, we are keeping the same drivers, engineering staff and engine and this will definitely help us come Sunday afternoon.
It’s a totally new car but that is the same for everyone. We need to build on our improvements at the end of last season.
“This year gearboxes have to last for four races, which brings another element of reliability to contention.
It’s hard to see drivers penalised for an issue like that, and hopefully it won’t happen to us but if it does, let’s hope it’s at a circuit where we can overtake…”

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