Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has accused Mark Webber of thinking about only himself, rather than the team at last weekends British GP.
The Australian denied team orders and continued to pressure Sebastian Vettel in the closing laps of the race, but couldn’t pass, though he came close on a number of occasions.
Horner believes Webber was selfish to risk 33-points for the team had they collided, as they did in Turkey last year, costing them a 1-2 finish.
“He [Webber] risked Sebastian’s second place, his third place and 33-points for the team,” Horner told Bild. “I understand that he’s racing, but he also unnecessarily risked a crash.
“If all 500 people in the team thought only of themselves, we would never achieve our goals.”
However, former-champion Damon Hill has absolutely back Webber in his actions, though he understands the teams point of view, he has urged the sport to allow teammates to race one another.
“It would have been very sad if it had ended up in a collision between Sebastian and Mark, but I have to speak up for drivers,” he told the BBC.
“I think they also have a licence or a right to be able to race whenever they want to, and it’s their call as to whether they are able to manage that overtaking manoeuvre on their team-mate or not without taking him off.
“The fans want to see racing, so I think there’s some discussion that needs to happen in the sport about how you manage that.
“I understand the investment, I understand the commitment and the work and the time and everything, but ultimately, you can’t stop racing drivers from racing each other.”
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