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Webber takes over testing the RB9 on day three in Barcelona
108 laps for Mark Webber as reliability returns to the Infiniti Red Bull team in Barcelona.
Edited: Feb 23, 2013, 4:45 AM
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Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing with Christian Horner, Red Bull Racing Team Principal
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Mark Webber took over from Sebastian Vettel at the wheel of the RB9 in Barcelona today and was able to get through 108 laps and almost 497km of running.
“We had a pretty good run today, we’re learning plenty, so a positive outing for us,” said Mark. “Overall the car ran smoothly and once again we amassed a huge amount of data for the guys back at the factory to go through. We’d like to get a bit more mileage tomorrow in the dry, but that doesn’t look like it’s going to happen, it looks like it will be wet.
“As usual at tests, the question of the pecking order comes up all the time but, honestly, I have no idea. There are a few quick cars out there, but in winter testing it’s so hard to say if anyone’s better than anyone else, especially with the tyres going off the way they are – you’re losing four or five seconds over the course of a stint, so figuring out who’s doing what is pretty difficult. All we can do is keep pushing, keep developing and keep our eyes fixed on the first race.”
Race Engineering Co-ordinator Andy Damerum commented: “After the small problems we had yesterday, we had a very satisfying day. The car was reliable throughout and we got through the full programme. We concentrated on test items in the morning and then obviously, looking at the times, got through some long runs in the afternoon during which we tried to get as much information as possible on the tyres. It’s a tricky business because it was pretty cold today but that’s the nature of the beast here. We don’t often get temperatures like this during the season but it can happen at places like the Nürburgring. Silverstone and Spa, so all the information is valuable. As for tomorrow, well, the weather forecast looks pretty bad, so we’ll see just have to see what greets us in the morning and go from there”.
Barcelona test - Day three
Driver: Mark Webber
Car: RB9
Laps: 108 laps
Best time: 1:23.024
Circuit length: 4.655km
Fastest lap: F. Alonso (1:21.875)
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