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RBR: Hungary Free Practice 1 & 2 Report
By Ian Lockwood August 1 2008
Red Bull Racing Report from free practice one and two at Hungary. The circuit on the outskirts of Budapest is renowned for being hot, twisty and dusty. Little used for motorsport, the track always takes a long time to rubber in, so finding a good set-up is made even harder than usual because of the constantly evolving tarmac.

Car 10 MARK WEBBER, 1st Practice P11, 2nd Practice P12

"We've got some work to do tonight to try and work out where we can find some more pace in the car. We had a good run in terms of laps completed, but it would always be nice to be a bit quicker. We'll be back tomorrow and will do our best."

Car 9 DAVID COULTHARD, 1st Practice P12, 2nd Practice P13

"A normal Friday for us today, making our tyre comparisons and getting used to the conditions. I think it's going to be very tight again in the mid-group, but we'll see how tomorrow goes."

STATISTICS

MARK WEBBER

First Practice Session Position: 11, Best Time: 1:22.654, Laps: 23

Second Practice Session Position: 12, Best Time: 1:21.733, Laps: 43,

DAVID COULTHARD

First Practice Session Position: 12, Best Time: 1:22.700, Laps: 16,

Second Practice Session Position: 13, Best Time: 1:21.837, Laps: 34,

The 2008 Olympics start next week, Mark reckoned he wouldn't mind trying the cycling, while David said he'd go for the long distance running - but what would the rest of the F1 team do?

Marathon - Truckies - They're used to covering long distances

Synchronised Swimming - Mechanics - Perfect pit stop coordination

Trampolining -- Marketing - Used to bouncing up and down, but not getting anywhere

Decathlon - Team Principal - Good at everything

Rowing - Press Officers - The only people confident enough to move forwards while facing backwards

Pole Vaulting - Nick Heidfeld - Pushing to overtake his team-mate

Volleyball - Strategists - Give them a ball, they give it straight back to you or drop it

Putting out the Olympic Flame - Health and Safety

Heptathlon - Designers - Everyone knows it's very clever, but no one's really sure what it is

Synchronised Diving - Driver Managers - Very nice to look at, but possibly pointless

Water Polo - Driver Trainers - The only people you could persuade to take horses into a swimming pool

Fencing - Paint Shop - They love wearing face masks and white clothes

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