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Rosberg looking to attack

Nico Rosberg will be starting the Chinese Grand Prix from the third row of the grid behind the Red Bull and Brawn cars, as well as Jarno Trulli. With the three cars using KERS all within touching distance, however, the German is unlikely to have a start as successful as in Malaysia two weeks ago.

Rosberg rocketed off the grid at Sepang to go from fourth on the grid to the lead of the race at the first corner, but appears to have dropped back slightly on performance terms this weekend. "This is where we are at the moment," Rosberg said after qualifying. "We are the fourth best team out there so seventh place is more or less where we expected to be. We struggled slightly in warming up the tyres, but otherwise I am quite pleased."

In comparison to those around him, the German is the lightest car between fourth and seventeenth positions, so will be looking to make the most of his strategy in the early laps of the race. "Strategy-wise, we are looking good and I'm not worried about our race pace," he continued. "If you look at Malaysia we were pretty strong in the race, even though the tyres are a challenge, both hard and soft. It would be good if, after Australia and Malaysia, things would go a bit more our way tomorrow. I must say that, for me, today's surprise was Alonso." The Spaniard has qualified his Renault on the second row of the grid, although carrying less fuel than anybody else.

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