Sparks began to fly even before *that* crash at Istanbul in 2010... F1
While Vettel and Webber had had a largely agreeable stint as teammates at Red Bull after Vettel’s promotion from Toro Rosso at the end of 2008, their clash at the 2010 Turkish Grand Prix while fighting over first place indicated that all was not well behind the scenes.
Speaking on Sky Germany at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, both Vettel and Webber looked back over their time as teammates at Red Bull – the tensions of the time having dissipated in the years since.with Williams in 2005, with Webber revealing that Vettel had not been physically ready for the brutality of the 2005 V10-engined car.Vettel and Webber’s relationship deteriorated once they became teammates, with the Australian asked whether Turkey 2010 was the moment their partnership turned sour.
Webber was likely referring to the 2009 German Grand Prix, in which Webber led home a Red Bull 1-2 to claim his maiden F1 victory – this was despite the Australian serving a drive-through penalty for a boisterous defence against Rubens Barrichello on the run to the first corner. The result meant that Vettel didn’t gain as many points against Jenson Button as he could have, during what was then his and Red Bull’s first tilt at a title.
“But I was one of the first guys to congratulate him when he won the title in 2010. I went to his room and congratulated him. Of course, it was gutting for me, I was empty. It was tough but, in the end, he made me a better driver because he forced me to be better.”Having stacked up favourably against Vettel during 2009 and ’10, Webber lost out badly to his teammate in 2011 – never regaining the upper hand over the remaining two years of his career.
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