Category: On the track news

“We had a few issues on the grid getting the telemetry from the car to the pits and we also lost KERS for the first part of the race,” said Mark after recovering to finish sixth in today’s Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

News from Infiniti Red Bull Racing following Friday’s free practice sessions in Australia, ahead of the opening Grand Prix of 2013 on Sunday.

Mark Webber’s final day of pre-season testing got off to a slow start on Saturday morning as the team was delayed in the garage with overnight changes to the car.

Mark set the quickest time on a rain-affected first day of testing at Barcelona. “We only got one hour at the end of the day in more stable conditions. We opted to put on a couple of sets of tyres at the end and see how it went and it was OK,” said Mark who completed a total of 90 laps.

Despite the intermittent downpours and a host of red flags, Mark Webber managed to get through the full programme planned by Infiniti Red Bull Racing on the final day of testing in Barcelona.

Mark Webber took over from Sebastian Vettel at the wheel of the RB9 in Barcelona on Thursday and was able to get through 108 laps and almost 497km of running.

Mark Webber completed his first two days at the wheel of the Infiniti Red Bull Racing RB9 with a further 101 laps of the Jerez circuit on Wednesday.

Just 48 hours after Infiniti Red Bull Racing’s RB9 was unveiled in Milton Keynes UK, the new car took to the track at the Jerez Circuit in Spain today, at the first pre-season test of 2013.

Infiniti Red Bull Racing set the defence of its Formula One Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championship titles in motion with the launch of its 2013 car, the RB9, in Milton Keynes UK.

The launch of Infiniti Red Bull Racing’s 2013 car, the RB9, not only marked the unveiling of the car with which the team will defend its Formula One Drivers’ and Constructors’ titles, but it also ushered in a new era for the team.