Red Bull boss Christian Horner: It is still too early to talk to Mark Webber about his contract
According to Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner, it is too early to talk to Mark Webber about his contractual obligations with the team.
On the other hand, the team confirmed recently that it has signed a contract with the 2010 Formula 1 champion Sebastian Vettel that states clearly that the young German will drive for the team until the end of 2014.
“Mark's at a different stage of his career to Sebastian. At 34 he's not just starting out. He's done 160 grands prix. When the time comes with Mark, if he still has the motivation, desire and is competitive, it's logical to talk about extending his contract,”
Horner told the media.
That is quite logical as Mark has stated himself a couple of times that he might quit in a couple of years which means that he does not have the motivational power Red Bull Racing Team is expecting from both of its drivers as they are one of the top running
teams.
Drivers like Pedro de la Rosa, Rubens Barrichello and even Michael Schumacher are still willing to run for a couple of more years and they have not given any signs of retirement up until now whatsoever even though Pedro de la Rosa and many other drivers
have been driving for more than 10 years now without any major accomplishment.
That is the reason why Red Bull Racing team is trying to keep Mark Webber on a year-by-year contract as Mark’s current attitude is quite uncertain and unreliable unlike Sebastian Vettel’s who is young and wants to stick to the sport for a long period of
time.
“It's too early for either him or us to be having that conversation at the moment. That will take its natural course later in the year,” he said.
The team clearly revealed that Webber has opted for a year-by-year contract while Sebastian Vettel is on a long-term contract with the team according to the recent developments. Horner believes that a driver does not have to be quick enough to be a champion
but he should be involved emotionally in the sport which a driver eventually loses as years pass by.
“But what's important to him and to us is that he has the desire, motivation, hunger, and above all, competitiveness to want to stay and to warrant staying. Mark knows this year is a big year for him, that he will get equal support. He also knows he is not
setting out at the beginning of his career,” said Horner.
He added that Mark is a “shrewd enough guy” to work this out himself without any further explanation provided to him by Christian Horner or any other member from the team.
Nevertheless, there’s no shadow of a doubt that Mark Webber is committed to the team emotionally as well at least this year as he stated that he is hoping to challenge his teammate for the title this year. His team has produced a very promising and potential
car for its 2011 run but if his chances of the year after 2011 are ‘foggy.’
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