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David Coulthard has continued the recent trend of upsetting the regulars at the top of the time sheets by setting the fastest lap in todays testing at Circuit de Catalunya in Spain. It was a welcome upturn in performance, witnessed by Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz who paid the team a visit today. Red Bull Racing had been wallowing towards the bottom of the time sheets, and fans the world over were worried that the new RBR3 would not be able to cut the mustard. That still may be so, but todays performance has certainly raised spirits in the ‘Bull camp before they head off to Bahrain for the final test prior to Melbourne. Coulthard’s team mate Mark Webber finished the day in eleventh, and although he was one second down on David, his placing was still an improvement over previous form. Continue Reading…

In the second ‘catch-up’ post, I take a quick look at some of the more important news items that have happened in the previous six days. Formula One never stops, and although it is currently the off-season, there is still much to digest and discuss.

Peter Sauber, the once owner of the Sauber team, will make a return to the pitlane in 2007 as a reporter for Swiss TV. The cigar-smoking 63 year old will continue his advisory role at the now BMW Sauber team, but will also intersperse his role at the German marque with reporting from the pitlane. Of course, I’m sure his analysis during the Grands Prix will be biased towards his old stable, but it is nice to see Sauber continuing his relationship with Formula One.
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The controversial Scuderia Toro Rosso car was launched while I was enjoying a rainy Italy this week, and although they are only second last to Super Aguri at unveiling, they are certainly leading the way in the controversy race.

The stage was set in Barcelona yesterday for the offical unveiling, and the car was flanked by the recently re-signed Vitantonio Liuzzi. An announcement regarding the second driver is yet to be made, as team chief Gerhard Berger stated that contractual is