Coulthard pleased with qualifying run
David Coulthard revealed his delight after securing fifth place on the grid for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix. The Scot lines up behind Fernando Alonso in Shanghai after impressing in his Red Bull during qualifying on Saturday.
The former Williams man has seen his season plagued by inconsistency problems with his car but was more than satisfied with his qualifying run.
And Coulthard, who has taken 13 points for Red Bull so far this season, expressed his surprise at his achievement.
He said: "Fifth is a great position to start from tomorrow. It's a while since I've been in the top ten. I'm a little bit surprised to be honest, I drove in exactly the same way as I have in the previous few qualifying sessions, but for some reason there are more cars are behind me here!
"I'm not complaining, the car obviously suits this track. The weather's due to be wet and a bit difficult tomorrow, but it can't be anywhere near as difficult as it was in Fuji last weekend. Starting in the points is obviously better than having to fight our way there from further back, as we did last week.
"I'm happy - I'm happy for my guys who work directly on my car and for the team as a whole. Their work's been overshadowed a little with some of the reliability problems we've had this year, so I'm pleased for them."
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