Happy Webber Expecting Tough Race

Australian Mark Webber was pleased with another impressive performance in today's qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

The Jaguar driver, however, said he is expecting a difficult race for his team despite finishing the opening session in a very promising third position.

"I am very pleased with how today has gone," said Webber. "The team and I have been working hard on set-up and balance and the car feels generally quite good. The fact that we actually went out in tenth position today did play into our hands somewhat as we benefited from a cleaner track.

"We have lots of work ahead of us before Sunday and I know that Cosworth will be pulling out all of the stops in a bid to provide us with a reliable engine. The track, despite its new layout remains fairly twisty and narrow so I have no doubt that the race is going to be tough for us.

"I am pleased however to be back behind the wheel and I am looking forward to tomorrow already when we can go back on track and push the R4 some more."

Webber's teammate Justin Wilson was unable to match the pace of the Australian. The former Minardi driver had to settle for 15th position.

"A frustrating morning for me as I was forced to miss quite a lot of the first session because of a gearbox problem," said Wilson. "Despite that I have enjoyed driving the car as the balance and set-up is good. I am working well with the team in order to understand more about the R4 and Friday testing certainly helps.

"I enjoyed qualifying although the car was quite lively and on my in-lap I suffered an issue that forced the team to ask me to switch the car off and park it. I am not too sure what this was at the moment as the team are looking into it. I am generally pleased with 15th position although of course it will be tomorrow that really counts."