Harmony back in Red Bull stable
London, July 13: Mark Webber and Red Bull are at least singing from the same song sheet again after a controversial British Grand Prix, team principal Christian Horner said on Tuesday.
Horner said he would sit down with the Australian driver to talk through some of the things Webber said at Silverstone before and after he won Sunday’s race.
However, he also made clear that some degree of harmony had been restored at a post-race barbecue at Horner’s house, with Webber joining German team mate Sebastian Vettel on stage for a joint rendition of ‘American Pie’.
“It was great to see both drivers letting their hair down a bit and having a bit of fun,” said Horner.
“I think so much was made of Mark’s comments after the race,” added the Briton. “But the most important thing is that the team achieved their 11th Grand Prix win at the weekend, which was the result of hard work by all of the team.”
“It was a shared success with teammates and colleagues, winning one of the most prestigious and important races for the second year in succession, which all got a little bit overshadowed.” Webber’s Silverstone success was engulfed in a favouritism furore triggered on Saturday when Red Bull took a new-design front wing off his car and handed it to Vettel for qualifying session.
Vettel, who was ahead of his teammate in the championship, took pole position while Webber, seething in a later news conference after qualifying with the old-style wing, joined him on the front row.
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