By Ian Lockwood
April 17 2009

Red Bull Racing put in another strong performance in the free practice sessions ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix. The RB5's of Webber and Vettel finished the second period of practice in 4th & 5th positions, once again heading the single deck diffuser cars.

Car 14: MARK WEBBER
1^stPractice P5
2^ndPractice P4

“We did the normal tyre comparisons today, which are important ahead of Sunday as they might be quite a challenge here.  The guys did a great job and the car ran faultlessly, which is always a benefit on a Friday.  We’ve dried out from Malaysia and, instead, we had perfect driving conditions today, so we’ll see how we go tomorrow.  I enjoyed it out there.”

Car 15: SEBASTIAN VETTEL
1^stPractice P12
2^ndPractice P5

“Overall, it was quite a good day.  Unfortunately, in the second practice we had a problem with the rear suspension, it was going to take too much time to fix so we had to stop earlier than planned.  Nevertheless, we got some useful information from the car.  The main task here for all the teams and drivers is to manage the different tyre compounds.  As you can see, graining is the main issue, but thankfully I have my helmet and visor, which protects my eyes as the rubber is coming off!”

STATISTICS

MARK WEBBER 

1^stPractice Session
Position: 5, Best Time: 1:37.752, Laps: 20, Chassis No. 2

2^ndPractice Session
Position: 4, Best Time: 1:36.105, Laps: 32, Chassis No. 2

 SEBASTIAN VETTEL 

1^stPractice Session
Position: 12, Best Time: 1:38.274, Laps: 20, Chassis No. 1 

2^ndPractice Session
Position: 5, Best Time: 1:36.167, Laps: 22, Chassis No. 1