Jaguar Drivers Confident of Points Finish

Jaguar's Mark Webber believes French tyre supplier Michelin have the upper hand for tomorrow's French Grand Prix.

The Australian driver set the ninth quickest time in final qualifying at Magny-Cours, where Michelin runners dominated, occupying eight of the top ten positions. Webber, who has scored points in three of the last four races, is confident he will be able to finish in the top eight again.

"Michelin obviously have the upper hand in the tyre war right now and combined with our ever-improving race package, I'd say we are well placed for more points in tomorrow's race," said Webber. "The top four teams are doing the job and we need more time to develop and attack them â€" not something we can achieve overnight.

"The balance and speed of the R4 has been very good this weekend and assuming we can again be reliable tomorrow, strategy should work well in our favour. The first few laps will be very interesting, especially around some of the new and track modifications."

Webber's teammate Antonio Pizzonia is also looking to score his first points in Formula One after putting on one of his best qualifying performances of the season.

"That was a good lap and the best I could have got from the car," said Pizzonia, 11th quickest. "The team has done a very good job weekend and combined with Michelin's strengths, there is nothing to stop us from entering the point's challenge tomorrow."