Despite the best efforts of the British media, which applied pressure on Red Bull's Tony Purnell during last week's teleconference, it appears that there is absolutely no place at the Milton Keynes team for former McLaren star David Coulthard.

Various members of the British media asked Purnell if the Scot was on the team's shortlist, with one journalist reminding the Englishman that DC had been close to securing a drive with Jaguar before it all went sour. Purnell had little choice but to say that Coulthard was "an option".

However, team owner Dietrich Mateschitz has put the matter beyond doubt, telling Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport, that the Scot is not an option. "We are absolutely not interested in Coulthard," he said.

The former Jaguar team is in action at Barcelona this week, with Christian Klien being joined by Vitantonio Liuzzi and former Jaguar tester Bjorn Wirdheim.

Last weekend, Mateschitz told the German media that Klien would be driving for his team in 2005, while most pitlane pundits believe that Liuzzi will drive the second car.