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Red Bull drivers looking over their shoulders

ESPNF1 Staff
April 16, 2010 « Driver reaction after Friday practice | »
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Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber are expecting a tight qualifying after McLaren and Mercedes dominated the timesheets in the first and second practice sessions in China.

As at previous races, the Red Bulls appeared to hold something back for Saturday by focusing on longer runs with heavy fuel. Neither driver was disappointed with the session, but Vettel did admit he expected to face stiff competition from the three other front runners.

"That was good, we had no big issues and the car was working fine," he said. "We did quite a lot of laps so it was a solid day. It looks very close; the Mercedes look competitive, as well as the McLarens and Ferraris. It will be tight tomorrow, but we will see."

His team-mate Webber said it was one of the best Friday sessions Red Bull has had all year.

"That was pretty good; it was our first really clean Friday, which was encouraging," Webber said. "We have a lot of stuff go through tonight about how the tyres are round here - it's the first track where they are behaving a little differently to other venues. I think qualifying is going to be tight again and there's supposed to be a bit of moisture floating around on Sunday afternoon, so it looks like the fans will yet again be given an action packed race. I'll look forward to the challenge and to getting something out of it."

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