Mark Webber has cleared the air with Red Bull after kicking up a storm over team mate Sebastian Vettel`s preferential treatment at last weekend`s British Formula One Grand Prix.
|Last Updated: Jul 15, 2010, 05:30 PM IST|Source: Bureau
London: Mark Webber has cleared the air with Red Bull after kicking up a storm over team mate Sebastian Vettel`s preferential treatment at last weekend`s British Formula One Grand Prix.
The Australian triggered a furore when he was heard saying "not bad for a number two" after winning Sunday`s race at Silverstone and later admitted he would not have signed a new contract if he had thought he would be treated as such.A day earlier, he sat stony-faced next to Vettel after the team took a new-design front wing off his car and handed it to the German for him to qualify his car on pole position.
In a statement on his website, under the heading `Respect runs deep at Red Bull`, Webber said the matter had been resolved.
"Obviously I can see why a team may at certain points have to favour a driver with more points in the championship, if there are only enough resources to fully support one of us," he said.
"We`ve already debriefed the race weekend at the factory and have cleared the air."
"It`s now understood that, should we face this unlikely dilemma again, preference will go to the championship points leader."Vettel was ahead at Silverstone but Webber`s win lifted him in front of the German.
"Of course things get said in the heat of the moment which, with hindsight goggles on, shouldn`t have been said," the Australian continued.
"My comment on the radio after the race was an example of Australian sarcasm... either at its best or worst depending on how you choose to take it."
Webber pointed out that he and team boss Christian Horner were friends who had known each other for years and ran a GP3 team together.
"The respect within the team extends to the drivers," said Webber, whose relationship with Vettel has been under close scrutiny since they collided while running first and second in Turkey in May.
"I know I have a very good driver as a team mate and I wouldn`t want it any other way... Seb and I are not enemies, we`re just two drivers that are pushing hard and want to do the best for ourselves and the team."
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