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Strong qualifying result by Red Bull drivers

Both Red Bull drivers made it into the final qualifying round in Shanghai on Saturday. David Coulhard and Mark Webber will start Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix from 5th and 7th position. A job well done by the Red Bull Racing men.

David Coulthard commented on his qualifying result: "Fifth is a great position to start from tomorrow, it's a while since I've been in the top ten. I'm a little bit surprised to be honest, I drove in exactly the same way as I have in the previous few qualifying sessions, but for some reason there are more cars are behind me here! I'm not complaining, the car obviously suits this track. The weather's due to be wet and a bit difficult tomorrow, but it can't be anywhere near as difficult as it was in Fuji last weekend. Starting in the points is obviously better than having to fight our way there from further back, as we did last week."

Mark Webber was also excited about his top ten qualifying position. He said: "We were concentrating on our strategy ahead of the race tomorrow and the wet weather that is forecast. The team performed very well today and it's nice timing to get both cars in to the top ten at this stage of the Championship, as it puts a little bit of pressure on Williams in our battle for fourth place. This also gives confidence to the team going into next season; I'm looking forward to tomorrow."

Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner said: "A great team result. Finally, after having missed out by such a small margin so often this season, we have comfortably put both cars in the top ten. Our two drivers have been evenly matched all weekend and have been pushing each other. David did a very strong job and has given us our best qualifying position of the year in fifth, while Mark's lined up seventh. It's a strong result and, strategically, we believe we're well placed for the conditions that may arise tomorrow."

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