Red Bull Not Concerned with Australia Result; Looking Forward to Malaysia

Red BullRed Bull RB9Austria, 2013 > 201310 photos
says that it is not disappointed after qualifying first and second and being unable for either of its drivers to score a win. Vettel finished third, and Webber was in sixth. 

"Nobody in the team is leaving here despondent or disheartened by the race."

"We have had a very, very solid weekend, but found ourselves a bit out of the window with the tire in the race. We have got a quick car," said Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner.

Webber was plagued by a poor start that he was unable to climb back from. He moved from second to seventh on the first lap and stayed around there for the rest of the race. On the other hand Kimi Raikkonen qualified seventh and was in fourth by the end of the first lap. 

Red Bull says that its takeaway from the race is that set-up has a big impact on tire degradation. While Vettel and Webber qualified at the top of the grid, they were using different setups. Vettel had tire degradation problems during the race, and Webber did not. 

Red Bull might be facing another hard won championship like last season. LotusLotus E21United Kingdom, 2013 > 20136 photos
appears ascendant, and FerrariFerrari F138Italy, 2013 > 20138 photos
is still as competitive as last year. Massa might be even better than last year. It will be interesting to see if McLarenMcLaren MP4-28United Kingdom, 2013 > 20136 photos
and MercedesMercedes-Benz W04Germany, 2013 > 20133 photos
can improve on their performances from Australia at the Malaysian Grand Prix this season.

Source: Autosport