Webber says he was set for second

The Red Bull Racing driver was running strongly after the first safety car period when he suffered a hydraulics failure on lap 30.

"I lost seventh and then fifth gear, which cost us a fantastic result, as I was stopping for my second pitstop later than Fernando (Alonso)," said Webber.

"It would have been nice to share the podium with him today, with him winning and me second. We got a bit lucky with the safety car, but in the end it didn't work out.

"We had some good pace in the second stint and it was looking good. Overall, the event here has been very impressive, I think we should do more night racing."

Teammate David Coulthard did finish in the points after coming home in seventh position.

The Scot, however, reckons fourth place was possible if not for a problem during his second pitstop.

"That was my second points finish this year, so I've got to be happy with today's result," Coulthard said. "As far as the second pit stop went, the guys have been great this year and the work that they did on Saturday morning to get my car out so I could do a run was quite remarkable, so I'm not going to point any fingers at them.

"It's just one of those things. There was a misunderstanding between some of the guys and I go when the lollipop comes up, but these things happen. Thankfully we got some points today. It was incredibly bumpy out there, you can't see the braking down into Turn Seven and it was as hot as hell."