Webber “Gifted” the Win in Brazil?


Nov.29 (GMM) The international media suspects Red Bull racing imposed team orders during the season ending Brazilian grand prix and attempted to disguise the fact with a ‘gearbox’ problem.

Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull Racing RB7 leads Mark Webber (AUS) Red Bull Racing RB7. Sebastian leads Mark early on in the Brazilian GP

The team has already strongly denied the claims, but reputable publications such as Marca suspect Sebastian Vettel pulled over for Mark Webber because of a “phantom problem” with his gearbox.

We at YallaF1.com also asked the question here>>>

“Webber gets the loyalty prize,” said Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Agreed Corriere della Sera: “Vettel gave Webber the gift of the last crumbs after a huge feast and saved him a trip to the psychologist.”

Diario Sport added: “Nobody believes Vettel really had a problem with the gearbox.”

Mark and Sebastian celebrate with the Red Bull crewMark and Sebastian celebrate with the Red Bull crew

Austrian newspaper Der Standard said the team order “made sense”, given Webber’s mathematical chance of finishing the drivers’ championship in second place.

Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali is quoted as joking to La Stampa: “Maybe they forget that team orders can now be issued freely.”

Agreed Fernando Alonso: “I don’t care, except to say that they were bothered with certain behaviours when we did them.”

Auto Motor und Sport, however, reported that Vettel personally watched when his gearbox was taken apart after the race and confirmed that “there was almost no oil left in it”.

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