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David Coulthard was forced to sit out the second free practice session after the front end of his car worryingly disintegrated when he hit a bump in the kerb after running wide exiting turn 12.

The Scot also saw his Red Bull badly fall to pieces after colliding with Felipe Massa at last Sunday's Australian Grand Prix.

Team principal Christian Horner, chief technology officer Adrian Newey and team manager Jonathan Wheatley met stewards immediately after second practice to provide an explanation for Coulthard's incident.

And the stewards have now demanded a full report to assure them the Red Bull will be safe enough to compete in Sepang.

"The stewards, having met with the team principal and technical representative of Red Bull Racing in relation to the incident involving car nine in practice one, have requested that the competitor provide to the FIA technical delegate a report verifying that the integrity of the suspension is such that the car should not be deemed 'of dangerous constructions' under article 2.3 of the 2008 Formula One Technical Regulations," a statement read.

Article 2.3 states the "stewards of the meeting may exclude a vehicle whose construction is deemed to be dangerous".

"It was a brand new component fitted after Melbourne," Horner said at the conclusion of the meeting.

"You can see that the adhesives failed and it just looked like a human error. So we have absolutely no concerns about the car's safety."