Coulthard targets points finish

The Red Bull driver is targeting his third consecutive points finish following his eighth place at the Canadian Grand Prix and his seventh at Indianapolis.

Coulthard will start tomorrow's race from ninth position.

"On low fuel, the car was very well-balanced, there just wasn't enough speed in the turns to be competitive with the other guys in the final qualifying session," said Coulthard. "We didn't run new tyres in the last part, as we weren't expecting to qualify any higher up.

"The race will be tough balance-wise I think; tyres are a big issue here, track temperature is high and there are a lot of long corners, so the rear tyres are going to drop off quite a bit. We're starting from a pretty good position, so if we keep out of trouble we may score some points."

Teammate Christian Klien completed a solid day for Red Bull Racing, the Austrian qualifying in 13th position. He will start from 12th, however, following Nico Rosberg's penalty for changing his engine.

"That was a good qualifying session for the team actually," Klien said. "I was quite happy with my twelfth position in the end. I did every run on a new set of tyres and was going quicker and quicker.

"I was happy with the car's balance today, we were also on the right tyres so that was definitely an improvement from yesterday. Hopefully we have a chance for a good race tomorrow - I'm quite optimistic."