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.
Red Bull mechanics work on Ricciardo's carRed Bull mechanics work on Ricciardo's car
Red Bull mechanics work on Ricciardo's car

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.

It was line of stern at the front of the grid, with Sebastian Vettel leading Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen on the grid, ahead of the Mercedes duo of Valteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton, before the two Red Bulls, led by Max Verstappen ahead of Ricciardo.