Webber praises Red Bull's 'bloody awesome job'
Mark Webber out in the RB7 on the final day © Sutton Images
Mark Webber completed 105 laps in the Red Bull RB7 on the final day of testing at Valencia and said afterwards the team had "learnt a lot".
The majority of Thursday's test focused on the new Pirelli tyres, as the team worked to gain a greater understanding of how they behave and how to get the best out of them. For Webber, who did not attend the Abu Dhabi tyre test at the end of last season, it was the first chance he had had to experience them for a full day.
"It was the first good long run in the car for me, so we learnt a lot," he said. "There are some quick cars out there, but it was a good finish to the test for us. We had a good day one and day three, day two wasn't quite so productive, but overall the team has done a bloody awesome job - to get the car here for the first test and do the work we've done straight out of the box, it's impressive."
"It's been an encouraging start," added Ian Morgan, the head of race engineering. "We've had good reliability and a reasonable performance; it's a solid foundation to start developing towards the first race of the season."
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Driver Car Time Laps
1. Robert Kubica Renault R31 1:13.144 96
2. Adrian Sutil Force India VJM-03 1:13.201 117
3. Jenson Button McLaren MP4-25 1:13.553 105
4. Mark Webber Red Bull RB7 1:13.936 105
5. Felipe Massa Ferrari F150 1:14.017 80
6. Timo Glock Virgin VR01 1:14.207 114
7. Pastor Maldonado Williams FW33 1:14.299 101
8. Sergio Perez Sauber C30 1:14.458 104
9. Michael Schumacher Mercede W02 1:14.537 110
10. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso STR6 1:14.801 73
11. Narain Karthikeyan HRT F110 1:16.535 63
12. Jarno Trulli Lotus T128 No time 38
Credit: ESPN F1 (espn.com)
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