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Disappointing day for Red Bull

Red Bull Racing suffered a fruitless afternoon at Istanbul as David Coulthard limped home in thirteenth and Mark Webber retired with a hydraulics failure early in the race.

"I made a good start and made up a few places, I think four, and thereafter I found the car to be a bit inconsistent which did not help me maintain a good pace throughout the race, especially when I had a bit of fuel on board," said Coulthard. "Now we will just have to see what we can find for the next race in Monza." 

Webber commented, "It looks like it was hydraulics. It's a shame because I was fuelled to go for a long stint, longer than those directly ahead of us and I was just sitting in there, ready to go for it for the rest of the race. On the lap before I stopped I started to have problems with downshifting and then the team called me in to retire." 

Team boss Christian Horner added, "With David, we started thirteenth and finished tenth, in a situation of total reliability ahead of him on the track. Performance-wise that is pretty much where we were today. He drove a good race and got the most out of the package. Of course it was disappointing to post a retirement with Mark. A problem in the differential led to a hydraulic failure. We have learnt quite a lot this weekend about the areas in which we need to improve. We must now try to move forward and that starts with next week's test in Monza."

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