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Mixed feelings for Red Bull after qualifying

Spirits were far from their highest in the Red Bull camp after Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber could achieve no more than Row 5 grid slots for the Italian Grand Prix. The pairing, closest championship challenges to Brawn GP, Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello, are hoping to make the most of opportunities on Sunday.

One positive point about Red Bull's grid slots is that four of the six KERS cars start ahead of them, meaning a reduced threat of losing positions at the start, although Brawn will begin the race from two rows further up the grid.

Vettel is the leading Red Bull Racing car, both in the championship and on the grid

"Not a very good session for us today - ninth and tenth is not where we wanted to be," 2008 winner Vettel admitted, "but let's wait to see the fuel weights; it's a long race tomorrow, anything can happen and our target is to score points."

"We'll see how the strategy pans out tomorrow," Webber added. "We've got to try and grab everything we can now. I'm pretty happy with the job I did today and the guys have done a good job all weekend but we're just lacking a bit of pace. We'll do what we can tomorrow and salvage something from tenth - it's certainly possible."

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