Red Bull survive engine scares to secure third row in China
Daniel Ricciardo breathed a sigh of relief in qualifying sixth for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix after a turbo failure threatened to force him from the very back.
The Australian suffered a massive blow-out in the final practice session in Shanghai, leaving it touch-and-go as to whether he could get out in qualifying at all.
But some nail-biting work from the Red Bull mechanics allowed Ricciardo, who retired after just two laps of the Bahrain Grand Prix last week, out in time to set one lap time - enough to see him through to Q2 and beyond.
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