Coulthard tests for Red Bull

David Coulthard was once again on the pace as he tested for Red Bull Racing in the hope of claiming a race seat there next season.

The Scotsman was ninth quickest at Jerez, just a second and a half slower than former McLaren team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, who set the pace yesterday. Coulthard, out of a drive after being replaced by Juan Pablo Montoya at McLaren, was again faster than Red Bull’s regular testers, Christian Klien and Vitantonio Liuzzi.

The Toyota pair of Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli continued their promising winter testing by setting the second and third fastest times respectively.