2 July: French Grand Prix - Qualifying Report - Red Bull Racing
David
Coulthard (Car 14): Position: 15; Time: 1:16.434; Engine: TJ020 “I’m disappointed. I was hoping to produce a quicker
time, something in the one minute 15s, but that’s all we could achieve today. The track was a little greasy this morning, so I was
being cautious. I dropped a couple of tenths of a second in the first sector, but where I really lost time was Turn eight, the
downhill left-hander. The car felt more slippery on the track there than it had done this morning. The balance of the car has been
working well all weekend, but we’ve been struggling to overcome some aggressive understeer.”
Christian Klien (Car
15): Position: 16; Time: 1:16.547; Engine: TJ026 “I lost about half an hour of track time yesterday when I had an accident
and damaged the car’s new aerodynamic package. Luckily the team was able to drive new parts over from the UK, but as the guys were
still working on the car this morning, I didn’t drive in today’s third practice. The team did a great job, but after losing so
much track time, I don’t feel as though I’m pushing to the limit through the high-speed corners yet. My lap time was reasonable
I’d say and the balance of the car felt good, but my time is a little behind David’s. We’ll just have to see what we can do in
the race tomorrow.“
