05 March: Australian Grand Prix - Saturday Qualifying Report - Red Bull Racing
Free
Practice: David Coulthard and Christian Klien were 9th and 12th on aggregate in this morning�s rain-affected free practice.
Towards the end of the second session, Christian�s efforts to capitalise on his dry tyres were hampered by traffic. David said:
�The weather made things quite turbulent this morning, but conditions were the same for everybody.�
Qualifying: Red
Bull team-mates Christian Klien and David Coulthard have given themselves an excellent chance of competitive grid positions in the
season-opening Australian Grand Prix after posting top-six times in today�s rain-hit first qualifying session.
David
Coulthard: Chassis Number: 2 - Time: 1.38.320 - Position: 6 �Although my position is good, my lap time was quite
disappointing. My car had quite a lot of oversteer throughout the lap so I wasn't able to attack fully. If conditions had been like
that during a test session I would have come straight back in, but obviously you don't have that luxury in qualifying � you just
have to deal with it. Tomorrow is another day, though, and I'll do my best to finish and give the team some points in its first
race.�
Christian Klien: Chassis Number: 1 - Time: 1.37.486 - Position: 5 �In the final seconds before going
out, it is always difficult to make your tyre choice in conditions like these. It was very wet and I was the eighth car out, but I
made a late decision to go out on intermediates and think that was the right call. I went out not really knowing what to expect, but
my lap was all right and I don�t think I made any mistakes. Obviously it is difficult to say whether the chassis balance was
better than before but I was happy with the set-up given the conditions. But this is just the start. I�ll have to see how I do in
tomorrow�s final qualifying. �
Christian Horner, Sporting Director: �We were lucky with the weather
conditions, which dictated the outcome of this session. However, having both cars in the top ten is a great start to the qualifying
session. �
