F1 - Red Bull Racing GP - Jerez Test Report - Day 3

It was Sebastian's turn in the RB7 for the today's Jerez test where he was tryng out the Pirellis on longer runs as well as getting used to Kers and the new rear wing.

Over 99 laps he recorded a best time of 1:21.574. The quickest man of the day was Renault's Nick Heidfeld (1:20.361), standing in for the injured Kubica.

Afterwards Sebastian said today, for him, had also been about getting used to the 2011 technology.

He said: “Testing has gone well today. It’s quite tricky with the rear wing; it acts in a similar manner to the f-duct last year, so naturally, as a driver, you want to use it as much as you can. When the tyres go off, it’s not as easy to use as when the tyres are fresh, but you get used to it. Kers is not so easy to use, but again it’s a case of getting used to it – it's practice in the end.”

The schedule was similar to yesterday's, giving Sebastian the chance to try some of the different Pirelli compounds on longer runs.

Afterwards, our Head of Race Engineering Ian Morgan Head of Race Engineering, said: “It was another good day today and we managed to get through our full programme, despite a number of red flags towards the end of the session. Fortunately we were up on our schedule at that point, so we didn’t lose too much time. The car ran reliably all day.”