Webber welcomes points finish

The Australian put on a strong performance at Sepang, running in the point-paying positions for most of the race, and eventually went on to finish in seventh.

Webber reckons he could have been sixth if he had not been held up by Super Aguri's Takuma Sato.

But despite that, the Red Bull driver was happy to open his account in 2008.

"The start wasn't fantastic, but we knew a lot of people would be on soft tyres at that point of the race," said Webber. "I got a really good run through Turns one and two and came out in fourth position.

"The first stint went okay, but I struggled a bit during the second stint with poor grip, although we kept trying to chip away at the times.

"I also got stuck behind Sato at a crucial point in the race and lost around two seconds, when we should have stayed in front of Heidfeld.

"I'm pleased for everyone at Red Bull to get two points, it's been a tough start to the year for us and it's great to get the car to the finish today. A big thanks to Renault too."

Teammate David Coulthard finished just outside the point in ninth after struggling with his tyres at the start of the event.

He said: "There was too much graining on my first set of tyres, so I lost nine seconds in the first part of the race, which was frustrating. It was very hot out there, but thankfully it was also a little bit overcast, so that improved things."