Bad start for Coulthard
McLaren's David Coulthard is on the back foot already after the opening day of practice for the United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis
The Scot lost all of the second free practice session when his McLaren ground to a halt on the back straight with an electrical failure.
"Obviously I lost some track time as I was unable to take part in the second session which is a shame," said Coulthard. "All of a sudden at Turn 8 the car just stopped and there was nothing I could do. Kimi collected quite a bit of data which should help us in making the best tyre choice possible, and we have two practice sessions tomorrow morning before qualifying and the race."
Team-mate Raikkonen enjoyed a trouble-free day, however, allowing him to make a more educated tyre choice for the rest of the weekend.
"We completed our tyre evaluation programme and will continue working on finding a good set up in tomorrow's two practice sessions," said Kimi. "It can be quite tricky here as you have to find a good balance both for the full throttle part and the in-field section. I like this track."
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