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8 July: British Grand Prix - Friday Practice Report - Red Bull Racing

David Coulthard (Car 14): Chassis Number: 3
First Practice Position: 11; Best Time: 1:22.403; Laps: 8
Second Practice Position: 9; Best Time: 1:21.034; Laps: 19

�A pretty normal Friday really. We�ve been working through the programme, trying to find out where we are with the set-up of the car and tyres. We�re not that far off the pace here compared to normal Fridays, but we don�t know what fuel levels other people were running.�

Christian Klien (Car 15): Chassis Number: 1
First Practice Position: 12; Best Time: 1:22.456; Laps: 8
Second Practice Position: 14; Best Time: 1:21.323; Laps: 21

�I only did a few laps in the first practice to check the car�s balance. It was okay, but I was struggling with severe understeer, so we tried some different set-ups during the afternoon. That improved things, although there was still some understeer in the high-speed corners. I had a bit of a moment when I spun the car off the track in Turn six during the second practice, but as there was no damage, I was able to continue and complete the run. We definitely seem to be more competitive here.�

Tonio Liuzzi (Test Driver): Chassis Number: 2
First Practice Position: 13; Best Time: 1:22.615; Laps: 22
Second Practice Position: 8; Best Time: 1:21.004; Laps: 33

�In the first session we completed long runs to test the tyres and also for me to get to know the track. I�ve never driven a Formula one car here before, so I was concentrating on finding a good driving rhythm. The car seems more competitive here than on previous events. In the second session we tried a more aggressive set-up, which seemed to work much better and meant I could push a little bit more. Silverstone is one of the most difficult tracks in the Championship and you need to know the circuit well before you can go flat out. I think we could have been even faster towards the end of the second session, but I made a couple of mistakes.�

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