Christian Horner says their drivers have developed great respect for each other – Formula 1 news
Red Bull Racing team principal, Christian Horner has said that their drivers, Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber have developed great respect for each other.
Webber has recently signed a new contract with the defending champions for the next season and there have been many rumours that Vettel may have issues with the Australian driver.
However, Horner has discharged all the speculations and said that both their drivers enjoy a sound relationship with each other as they have been working together for quite a long time as a team.
“They have spent a lot of time racing each other and they have spent hundreds of hours together working on developing car and I think they have genuine respect for each other,” he said.
In addition, he said that the veteran German driver has been an inspiration for Webber as he claimed victory in the last two seasons while the Aussie has got experience which can help Vettel to improve his performance in the forthcoming races. He also said
that they are confidently looking forward to perform well with their competent and talented drivers in the season ahead.
“Sebastian knows [that] in Mark he has a very genuine competitor, Mark knows Sebastian has been benchmark for the last couple of years,” he said.
On the other hand, the two-time world champion also said that even though they are not very good friends but they get along well with each other as professionals.
It will be important to mention that Webber has been one of the most consistent contenders in the current season and is presently standing at second place in the drivers’ championship with 116 points. Additionally, he is ahead of his teammate and behind
the leading driver, Fernando Alonso of Ferrari.
Besides, he also expressed his affiliation with Vettel and said that they are ready to support their team to make the essential improvements in each and every aspect of the game.
“There are not many teammates staying together for that long in Formula One, but it’s proved to be successful partnership with both of us working very hard with the key technical members of the team. It’s been a potent operation,” he said.
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