Sebastian Vettel has admitted he and Mark aren’t fond of each other, despite clearing the air after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in which Vettel became the youngest ever champion.
The 2010 season at Red Bull has been a difficult one for the team. Starting with the fastest car and maintaining such an advantage doesn’t seem to have been a problem for the Milton Keynes based squad.
The real issues resolve around the inter-team rivalry with cost the team a 1-2 finish in Turkey, as well as the negative effect of feeling under supported in Webber’s case – which led to the two failing to see eye-to-eye on many occasions.
With the title secured, Vettel and Webber cleared the air, though the German admitted things had improved, they remain far from ideal.
“Immediately after the race we had a long conversation,” Vettel told the official F1 website. “He came over to congratulate me and we took the chance to speak.
“There have been some things that annoyed me over the course of the year and vice versa. We’ve had the chance to set the record straight.
“I would not say that we have become fond of each other after that conversation, because there have been reasons why we collided, but we respect each other and that is a good basis.”
