Webber,
I said too much - 18 July 2010
Mark Webber has admitted that he went too
far in making his views public as the Red Bull front-wing
controversy blew up over the British Grand Prix
weekend. The Australian was left fuming after Red
Bull removed an upgraded front wing from his car
and placed it on his team-mate Sebastian Vettel's
RB6 prior to qualifying.
Webber told the press afterwards that he would never
have re-signed for the team had he knew this would
happen. Then after winning at Silverstone, he said
on the radio: "Not bad for a number two driver".
The public rift between Webber and the team's management
led to a round of clear-the-air talks between himself,
team principal Christian Horner and Vettel.
British
Grand Prix, Silverstone - 9-11 July
Lewis Hamilton believes upgrades planned
for the next grand prix could give McLaren the extra
speed to increase their lead over Red Bull.
McLaren abandoned a major upgrade before the British
Grand Prix but Hamilton and Jenson Button drove
superbly to finish second and fourth.
Hamilton, who leads team-mate Button in the championship
title race, said: "Today was about damage limitation.
"Hopefully when we get the upgrade it should spring
us out front."
McLaren lead Red Bull by 29 points in the constructors'
standings going into the next race in Hockenheim,
Germany on 23 July.
And Hamilton said: "I did say we would probably
be half a second or four tenths slower than the
Red Bulls in pure pace, but the great thing was
I was able to challenge Mark in the first few steps
of the race and that felt good.
After a hugely challenging weekend for the Woking-based
team, both Hamilton and Button were clearly encouraged
by the amount of points they were able to score.
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