Webber Happy with Qualifying Effort

Jaguar driver Mark Webber was pleased with his qualifying position ahead of tomorrow's inaugural Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai circuit.

"I am relatively pleased with my lap this afternoon although I lost the rear slightly in corner seven and just managed to grab it back for corner eight," admitted 12th-placed Webber, who nearly lost the rear end of his Jaguar during his flying lap.

"It perhaps lost me two and a half tenths but despite this I am content with my grid position for tomorrow's race. Looking ahead to the race we will be looking for a competitive day as we have a good strategy in place and a reliable package.

"This new circuit is fun to drive as well as both challenging and technical and given the complexity of the first corner I think the race is going to be very interesting".

The Australian driver finished over a second ahead of his Austrian teammate Christian Klien, who struggled for pace and wound up 16th. Klien was using a revised Jaguar chassis, lighter than the original R5 car.

"I was struggling to make the most of the car and so was disappointed not to come away with a better lap," said Klien. "The track is still dusty and the corners, particularly the first is demanding on both driver and car. However, we are still looking good for tomorrow as the car is good over long runs and has been all weekend.

"I am really looking forward to this first Chinese Grand Prix tomorrow, as I am sure that there will be lots happening on track and hopefully lots of opportunities to move up the grid."