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Horner proud of team achievement

Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner was a happy man after Saturday's qualifying session. The Briton saw his new signing, Sebastian Vettel, qualify in third position ahead of Sunday's race with Mark Webber rounding out the top ten in the second RB5.

Speaking about his team's performance in qualifying Horner commented: "It was a great team effort today and we have two cars in the top ten. After losing some track time this morning, Sebastian has done a great job; third is a fantastic place to start the first Grand Prix and he's the nearest car to the super-quick Brawns.

"I think we can enjoy a good race tomorrow. After all that Mark has been through in the last few months, recovering from a broken leg, I think he put in an excellent performance today. A small mistake on his final lap in such a tightly-packed field cost him several positions, but I'm sure he will have a strong race tomorrow."

Since Horner's words were said the team has come under attack from Williams, who threatened to launch a protest again both Red Bull and Ferrari regarding an apparent aerodynamic infringement, most likely involved the cars' sidepods. This follows Red Bull's, Ferrari's and BMW's own triple protest again Williams, Brawn and Toyota on Thursday - regarding diffusers - which proved unsuccessful. Williams has since withdrawn its protest despite the stewards taking hours of discussion regarding the matter.

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